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CVE-2021-22911

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)

Published: May 27, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22911
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/75.html

A improper input sanitization vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat server 3.11, 3.12 & 3.13 that could lead to unauthenticated NoSQL injection, resulting potentially in RCE.

Weakness

The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Rocket.chatRocket.chat3.11.0 (including)3.11.0 (including)
Rocket.chatRocket.chat3.12.0 (including)3.12.0 (including)
Rocket.chatRocket.chat3.13.0 (including)3.13.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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