Rocket.Chat up to 5.x updateMessage rid improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rocket.Chat up to 5.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function updateMessage. The manipulation of the argument rid leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-28325. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rocket.Chat up to 5.x (Chat Software). This issue affects the function updateMessage. The manipulation of the argument rid with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat <6.0 that could allow a hacker to manipulate the rid parameter and change the updateMessage method that only checks whether the user is allowed to edit message in the target room.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at hackerone.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28325 since 03/14/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32032). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Rocket.Chat 6.0

Timelineinfo

03/14/2023 🔍
05/12/2023 +58 days 🔍
05/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2025 +937 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hackerone.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228863
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2023 07:33
Updated: 12/05/2025 00:03
Changes: 05/12/2023 07:33 (41), 06/08/2023 06:41 (11), 01/27/2025 18:40 (26), 12/05/2025 00:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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