Fedora EPEL 6 update for roundcubemail

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU41752

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4230

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via application-specific vectors, as demonstrated using a textarea element.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6.0

roundcubemail: before 1.0.4-2.el6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:roundcubemail:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4829

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.