Vulnerability identifier: #VU80865

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Roundcube
Web applications / Webmail solutions

Vendor: 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 linkrefs in plain text messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Roundcube: 1.6.0 - 1.6.2, 1.5.0 - 1.5.3, 1.4.0 - 1.4.13

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External links
http://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.3
http://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.4
http://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.14

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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.