CVE-2024-42008
published 2024-08-05CVE-2024-42008: 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…
PriorityP355critical9.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCHIHAN
EPSS
32.27%
98.1th percentile
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
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | roundcube | < roundcube 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 (bookworm) | roundcube 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 (bookworm) |
| roundcube | webmail | < 1.5.8 | 1.5.8 |
| roundcube | webmail | >= 1.6.0 < 1.6.8 | 1.6.8 |
| ubuntu | roundcube | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Vulnerability is triggered via a malicious e-mail attachment served with a dangerous Content-Type header, targeting the rcmail_action_mail_get->run() code path in Roundcube ↗
- →Monitor Roundcube mail attachment fetch requests (rcmail_action_mail_get) for responses with unexpected or dangerous Content-Type headers that could enable script execution in the browser ↗
- ·Affected versions are Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7; fixed in 1.6.8 (upstream) and respective Debian backport versions ↗
- ·Scope is listed as local in the Debian security tracker, meaning exploitation requires delivery of a crafted email to a victim whose Roundcube instance is reachable ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.3CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
osv9.3CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.3CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu7.4HIGH
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Ubuntu
Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-04-29·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2024-42010 [HIGH] Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
Title: Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Roundcube Webmail.
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail mishandled Punycode xn-- domain names.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a homograph attack. (CVE-2019-15237)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize certain
attributes when handling CSS within HTML messages and certain SVG attributes.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack.
(CVE-2024-38356, CVE-2024-38357)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize certain HTML
attributes when rendering e-mail messages. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2024-42008)
It was discovered that Roundcu
Debian
CVE-2024-42008: roundcube - A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcu...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2024-42008 [CRITICAL] CVE-2024-42008: roundcube - A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcu...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.6.8+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.6.8+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.6.8+dfsg-1)
GHSA
GHSA-78jf-j6qx-c7j3: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-08-05
CVE-2024-42008 [CRITICAL] CWE-79 GHSA-78jf-j6qx-c7j3: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2024-42008: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1
osv·2024-08-05·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2024-42008 [CRITICAL] CVE-2024-42008: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releaseshttps://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/
2024-08-05
Published