Authenticated file URL disclosure via NoSQL injection
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
NoSQL injection in Rocket.Chat before 4.7.5, before 4.8.2, and before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to disclose file URLs. The getS3FileUrl Meteor server method fails to restrict its file selector to a scalar value, allowing MongoDB operators to select uploads outside the caller's access. A valid low-privilege account is required; exposure is limited to download URLs for uploaded files the account cannot otherwise access.
Summary
What happened
NoSQL injection in Rocket.Chat before 4.7.5, before 4.8.2, and before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to disclose file URLs. The getS3FileUrl Meteor server method fails to restrict its file selector to a scalar value, allowing MongoDB operators to select uploads outside the caller's access. A valid low-privilege account is required; exposure is limited to download URLs for uploaded files the account cannot otherwise access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-35246
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Rocket.Chat Technologies Corp.
- Product
- Rocket.Chat
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1213
- 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.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Fixed in versions 4.7.5, 4.8.2 and 5.0>
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Public exploit references
- HackerOne report 1458020 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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