Rocket.Chat up to 6.12.0 Message UpdateOTRAck cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Rocket.Chat up to 6.12.0. The impacted element is the function UpdateOTRAck of the component Message Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-46934. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Rocket.Chat up to 6.12.0. This issue affects the function UpdateOTRAck of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Rocket.Chat 6.12.0, 6.11.2, 6.10.5, 6.9.6, 6.8.6, 6.7.8, and earlier is vulnerable to DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS). Attackers may be able to abuse the UpdateOTRAck method to forge a message that contains an XSS payload.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-46934 since 09/15/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-42148). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Chat Software

Name

• Rocket.Chat

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.6
• 6.7.7
• 6.7.8
• 6.8
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1
• 6.8.2
• 6.8.3
• 6.8.4
• 6.8.5
• 6.8.6
• 6.9
• 6.9.0
• 6.9.1
• 6.9.2
• 6.9.3
• 6.9.4
• 6.9.5
• 6.9.6
• 6.10
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.11
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.12.0

License

• free

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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