CVE-2018-13878 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rocket.Chat versions prior to 0.65, specifically within the Mentions.js component. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts by manipulating a user's real name, which is then rendered unescaped when that user is mentioned in a chat. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as exfiltrating user secret tokens. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rocket.chat:rocket.chat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.