#VU89681 Cross-site scripting in Roundcube - CVE-2024-37383
Published: May 21, 2024 / Updated: November 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89681
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37383
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Roundcube
Roundcube
Software vendor:
Roundcube
Roundcube
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 when handling SVG animate attributes. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email to the victim and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.