CVE-2024-42009
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.3 Critical
- Published
- Aug 5, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 26, 2024
Description
A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails of a victim via a crafted e-mail message that abuses a Desanitization issue in message_body() in program/actions/mail/show.php.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.3 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases
- https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8
- https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-42009government-resource
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