An improper access control vulnerability exists prior to v6 that could allow an attacker to break the E2E encryption of a chat room by a user changing the group key of a chat room.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket.chat | Rocket.chat | * | 6.0.0 (excluding) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: