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Fix8.1.8

Rocket.Chat 8.1.8 Patch Release

Security hotfix and improvements including per-client rate limiting for password reset requests, fixed special character escaping in Omnichannel visitor names, and dependency updates across core packages.

Engine versions

  • Node: 22.16.0
  • Deno: 1.43.5
  • MongoDB: 8.2
  • Apps-Engine: 1.59.2

Patch Changes

  • Bump @rocket.chat/meteor version.

  • (#41857 by @dionisio-bot) Adds per-client rate limiting to the unauthenticated sendForgotPasswordEmail method, matching the REST users.forgotPassword endpoint

  • (#41850 by @dionisio-bot) Security Hotfix (https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/security-fixes-and-updates)

  • (#41841 by @dionisio-bot) Fixes special characters not being escaped in the visitor name shown in the Omnichannel queue side panel's message preview

  • Updated dependencies []:
    • @rocket.chat/core-typings@8.1.8
    • @rocket.chat/rest-typings@8.1.8
    • @rocket.chat/abac@0.1.10
    • @rocket.chat/federation-matrix@0.0.19
    • @rocket.chat/license@1.1.17
    • @rocket.chat/media-calls@0.2.10
    • @rocket.chat/omnichannel-services@0.3.54
    • @rocket.chat/pdf-worker@0.3.36
    • @rocket.chat/presence@0.2.57
    • @rocket.chat/api-client@0.2.57
    • @rocket.chat/apps@0.6.10
    • @rocket.chat/core-services@0.12.10
    • @rocket.chat/cron@0.1.57
    • @rocket.chat/fuselage-ui-kit@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/gazzodown@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/http-router@7.9.24
    • @rocket.chat/message-types@0.1.0
    • @rocket.chat/model-typings@2.0.10
    • @rocket.chat/ui-avatar@23.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/ui-client@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/ui-contexts@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/ui-voip@17.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/web-ui-registration@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/models@2.0.10
    • @rocket.chat/server-cloud-communication@0.0.2
    • @rocket.chat/network-broker@0.2.36
    • @rocket.chat/omni-core-ee@0.0.22
    • @rocket.chat/ui-theming@0.4.4
    • @rocket.chat/ui-video-conf@27.0.8
    • @rocket.chat/instance-status@0.1.57
    • @rocket.chat/omni-core@0.0.22
securitypatchomnichannelrate-limiting

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