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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts
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Expand Up @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Abac, Team } from '@rocket.chat/core-services';
import type { ILDAPEntry, IUser, IRoom, IRole, IImportUser, IImportRecord } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
import { License } from '@rocket.chat/license';
import { Users, Roles, Subscriptions as SubscriptionsRaw, Rooms } from '@rocket.chat/models';
import ldapEscape from 'ldap-escape';
import type ldapjs from 'ldapjs';
import type { FindCursor } from 'mongodb';

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}
const searchOptions: ldapjs.SearchOptions = {
filter: filter
.replace(/#{username}/g, username)
.replace(/#{groupName}/g, groupName)
.replace(/#{userdn}/g, dn.replace(/\\/g, '\\5c')),
.replace(/#{username}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${username}`)
.replace(/#{groupName}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${groupName}`)
.replace(/#{userdn}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${dn}`),
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu

printf '%s\n' '--- candidate file outline ---'
ast-grep outline apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts 2>/dev/null || true

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant implementation ---'
sed -n '270,325p' apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts
sed -n '350,485p' apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- related tests and usages ---'
rg -n --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js}' 'isUserInGroup|#\{username\}|#\{groupName\}|#\{userdn\}|ldapEscape' apps/meteor packages 2>/dev/null | head -240

printf '%s\n' '--- dependency declarations ---'
rg -n --glob 'package.json' '"ldap-escape"|ldap-escape' . | head -80

printf '%s\n' '--- deterministic JavaScript replacement probe ---'
node - <<'JS'
const template = '(&(uid=#{username})(member=#{groupName})(dn=#{userdn}))';
const values = {
  username: '$&',
  groupName: '$`',
  userdn: "$'",
};
const sequential = template
  .replace(/#{username}/g, values.username)
  .replace(/#{groupName}/g, values.groupName)
  .replace(/#{userdn}/g, values.userdn);
const onePass = template.replace(/#{(username|groupName|userdn)}/g, (_, key) => values[key]);
console.log(JSON.stringify({ sequential, onePass }));
JS

Repository: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu

printf '%s\n' '--- input construction and filter settings ---'
sed -n '1,90p' apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts
sed -n '155,235p' apps/meteor/ee/server/settings/ldap.ts
sed -n '265,292p' apps/meteor/ee/server/settings/ldap.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- lockfile metadata for ldap-escape ---'
rg -n -C 3 'ldap-escape' pnpm-lock.yaml package-lock.json yarn.lock apps/meteor/package.json 2>/dev/null | head -120

printf '%s\n' '--- test-file candidates ---'
fd -i 'ldap' apps/meteor | rg 'test|spec' || true
rg -n --glob '*.{test,spec}.{ts,tsx,js}' 'LDAP|ldap|groupName|userdn' apps/meteor/ee apps/meteor/server 2>/dev/null | head -160 || true

printf '%s\n' '--- exact replacement regression probe ---'
node - <<'JS'
const template = '(&(cn=#{groupName})(memberUid=#{username})(uniqueMember=#{userdn}))';
const cases = [
  { name: 'replacement tokens', username: '$&', groupName: '$`', dn: "$'" },
  { name: 'nested placeholders', username: '#{groupName}', groupName: '#{userdn}', dn: 'uid=alice' },
];
for (const testCase of cases) {
  const sequential = template
    .replace(/#{username}/g, testCase.username)
    .replace(/#{groupName}/g, testCase.groupName)
    .replace(/#{userdn}/g, testCase.dn);
  const escapedValues = {
    username: testCase.username,
    groupName: testCase.groupName,
    userdn: testCase.dn,
  };
  const callback = template.replace(/#{(username|groupName|userdn)}/g, (_, key) => escapedValues[key]);
  console.log(JSON.stringify({ name: testCase.name, sequential, callback }));
}
JS

Repository: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Length of output: 27697

Use one callback-based replacement.

String.prototype.replace treats $&, $`` and $'as replacement tokens. LDAP filter escaping does not escape these JavaScript tokens. A craftedusername, groupName, or dn` can alter the generated filter. Sequential replacements can also reinterpret placeholder text inside an earlier value.

Replace all placeholders in one pass with a function replacer. Add regression cases for these replacement tokens and for values containing #{groupName} or #{userdn}.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts` around lines 301 - 303, Update the
LDAP filter construction to replace all placeholders in a single pass using a
callback-based replacer, preventing JavaScript replacement-token interpretation
and reprocessing placeholder text embedded in substituted username, groupName,
or dn values. Add regression coverage for $&, $`, and $' in each value, plus
values containing #{groupName} or #{userdn}, while preserving LDAP filter
escaping.

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P1: When a substituted value contains JavaScript replacement tokens such as $' or $&, String.replace interprets them instead of inserting the value literally. Use a replacer callback for the placeholders, otherwise crafted LDAP values can alter the group-membership filter despite ldapEscape escaping.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts, line 301:

<comment>When a substituted value contains JavaScript replacement tokens such as `$'` or `$&`, `String.replace` interprets them instead of inserting the value literally. Use a replacer callback for the placeholders, otherwise crafted LDAP values can alter the group-membership filter despite `ldapEscape` escaping.</comment>

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@@ -297,9 +298,9 @@ export class LDAPEEManager extends LDAPManager {
-				.replace(/#{username}/g, username)
-				.replace(/#{groupName}/g, groupName)
-				.replace(/#{userdn}/g, dn.replace(/\\/g, '\\5c')),
+				.replace(/#{username}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${username}`)
+				.replace(/#{groupName}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${groupName}`)
+				.replace(/#{userdn}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${dn}`),
</file context>
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.replace(/#{username}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${username}`)
.replace(/#{groupName}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${groupName}`)
.replace(/#{userdn}/g, ldapEscape.filter`${dn}`),
.replace(/#{username}|#{groupName}|#{userdn}/g, (placeholder) => {
switch (placeholder) {
case '#{username}':
return ldapEscape.filter`${username}`;
case '#{groupName}':
return ldapEscape.filter`${groupName}`;
default:
return ldapEscape.filter`${dn}`;
}
}),

scope: 'sub',
};

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