RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
[BUG] Disabled password change bypass via forgot password
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Description
Version: 0.60.4
Can change password by reseting password via "forgot password" even with Allow Password Change = false
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the password reset through the forgot-password flow on version 0.60.4 with Allow Password Change set to false. Trace the forgot-password handling and verify that the reset cannot change the password when the setting is disabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100