Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-42008
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity cross-site scripting in the roundcube package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 34.2% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() 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 malicious e-mail attachment served with a dangerous Content-Type header.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | roundcube | 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42008 |
| Debian:12 | roundcube | 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 | DSA-5743-1 |
| Debian:13 | roundcube | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42008 |
| Debian:14 | roundcube | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42008 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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