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CVE-2018-13878
An XSS issue was discovered in packages/rocketchat-mentions/Mentions.js in Rocket.Chat before 0.65. The real name of a username is…
Medium6.1EPSS 0.76%
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Description
An XSS issue was discovered in packages/rocketchat-mentions/Mentions.js in Rocket.Chat before 0.65. The real name of a username is displayed unescaped when the user is mentioned (using the @ symbol) in a channel or private chat. Consequently, it is possible to exfiltrate the secret token of every user and also admins in the channel.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.76% · top 44% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (1)
- https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/10793 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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