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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated SAML signature bypass enabling full identity/account takeover, so PR:N with high confidentiality and integrity and limited availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (github).
CVSS VectorVendor: github
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, and 7.10.11, Rocket.Chat's SAML service provider implementation silently skips both SAML Response and Assertion signature validation when the configured IdP certificate field is empty. The verifySignatures routine performs an early return when serviceProviderOptions.cert is falsy, which is the default state of the setting. Because provider registration only gates on the SAML "enabled" toggle and not on the presence of a certificate, an administrator who enables SAML without pasting an IdP certificate obtains a fully wired, publicly reachable SAML login endpoint that accepts unsigned or attacker-supplied assertions. This is a default-configuration authentication-bypass class: the fail-open branch is reached with no misconfiguration beyond leaving a field at its shipped default. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, and 7.10.11.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass in Rocket.Chat's SAML service provider lets attackers log in as arbitrary users when SAML is enabled but the IdP certificate field is left at its empty shipped default, which causes signature validation to be silently skipped. All versions prior to 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, and 7.10.11 are affected, and the CVSS 4.0 base score is 9.3 (Critical). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, but the fail-open behavior is reachable in a near-default configuration, making it a high-priority fix.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is in Rocket.Chat's SAML 2.0 single sign-on implementation, where the service provider validates the cryptographic signatures of SAML Responses and Assertions to ensure they were issued by the trusted Identity Provider (IdP). CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature) is the root cause: the verifySignatures routine performs an early return when serviceProviderOptions.cert is falsy, so when no IdP certificate is configured, both the Response-level and Assertion-level signature checks are skipped entirely. Critically, SAML provider registration is gated only on the SAML 'enabled' toggle and not on the presence of a certificate, so enabling SAML exposes a fully wired, publicly reachable login endpoint that trusts unsigned or attacker-forged assertions. The empty certificate field is the shipped default, so this is a fail-open default-configuration weakness rather than something requiring active misconfiguration.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to the fixed release for your branch - 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, or 7.10.11 (choose the patched version matching your current major/minor line) per advisory GHSA-rgg7-qvp9-wvx7 (https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/security/advisories/GHSA-rgg7-qvp9-wvx7). As an immediate compensating control before patching, either disable SAML authentication entirely (trade-off: SSO logins stop working and users must use other configured login methods), or, if SAML must remain enabled, paste the correct IdP signing certificate into the certificate field so the verifySignatures routine no longer hits its fail-open early return (trade-off: requires the legitimate IdP cert and correct configuration, and real-IdP assertions must be properly signed). Additionally restrict network access to the SAML login endpoints to trusted networks where feasible to reduce exposure of the publicly reachable endpoint until the upgrade is applied.
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