Private-thread disclosure via NoSQL query injection
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
NoSQL injection in Rocket.Chat before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to read private thread messages through chat.getThreadsList. The endpoint places unsanitized request values into a MongoDB query, allowing crafted query input to broaden the threads returned. A valid low-privileged session is required, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized message disclosure.
Summary
What happened
NoSQL injection in Rocket.Chat before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to read private thread messages through chat.getThreadsList. The endpoint places unsanitized request values into a MongoDB query, allowing crafted query input to broaden the threads returned. A valid low-privileged session is required, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized message disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32229
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Rocket.Chat Technologies Corp.
- Product
- Rocket.Chat
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1213.005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Fixed in version 5.0>
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