# CVE-2026-47733: Rocket.Chat: Missing URL protocol sanitization in ImageElement allows javascript: URLs in markdown images

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.5.0
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- RocketChat Rocket.Chat: fixed in 8.5.0

## Description

Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 8.5.0, the ImageElement component in packages/gazzodown renders user-controlled src values directly into <a href> and <img src> attributes without protocol sanitization. Unlike the analogous LinkSpan component — which uses sanitizeUrl to block javascript:, data:, and vbscript: protocols — ImageElement passes the raw URL through unchanged. An authenticated user can post a markdown image with a javascript: URL that, if clicked on an older browser, would execute arbitrary JavaScript in the viewer's session. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.5.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on RocketChat Rocket.Chat, upgrade to a fixed version (8.5.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/security/advisories/GHSA-vvrf-fq54-q4pr

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