CVE-2020-15926

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Published Aug 18, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Rocket.Chat through 3.4.2 allows XSS where an attacker can send a specially crafted message to a channel or in a direct message to the client which results in remote code execution on the client side.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rocket.chat:rocket.chat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-7898	Rocket.Chat through 3.4.2 allows XSS where an attacker can send a specially crafted message to a channel or in a direct message to the client which results in remote code execution on the client side.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.8% (2.825% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.redteam.pl/2020/08/rocket-chat-xss-rce-cve-2020-15926.html
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/commits/develop
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/18356

History

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Subscriptions

Rocket.chat Rocket.chat

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 18, 2020, 8:50 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 PM
Reserved: Jul 24, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 18, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

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