TI-2022-15931 Aliases CVE-2022-35251 GHSA-72rp-xxph-m42m

Cross-site scripting in Rocket.chat

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2022-09-23 · Updated 2025-05-22

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Rocket.chat <v5 due to style injection in the complete chat window, an adversary is able to manipulate not only the style of it, but will also be able to block functionality as well as hijacking the content of targeted users. Hence the payloads are stored in messages, it is a persistent attack vector, which will trigger as soon as the message gets viewed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00643 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Rocket.chat	Fixed in 5.0>	—	No fix listed	CNA

Rocket.chat Vendor— Affected Fixed in 5.0> Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rocket.chat:rocket.chat::::::::	before 5.0	Vulnerable	Rocket.Chat

cpe:2.3:a:rocket.chat:rocket.chat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0 Vulnerable ·Rocket.Chat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35251
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72rp-xxph-m42m
2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/1401268

TI-2021-05772 A improper input sanitization vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat server 3.11, 3.12 &… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-13921 SQL injection in Rocket.Chat CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-18910 Rocket.Chat Unauthorized Access to OAuth App Details CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2022-12398 Improper authentication in Rocket.Chat Mobile app CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2022-13929 Information disclosure in Rocket.Chat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-05318 RocketChat parseMessage.js parseMessage redos CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

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Sources

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