An XSS issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.13, 1.3.x before 1.3.16, and…
Priority HIGH 84Exploited in the wildCWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An XSS issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.13, 1.3.x before 1.3.16, and 1.4.x before 1.4.10. The attacker can send a plain text e-mail message, with JavaScript in a link reference element that is mishandled by linkref_addindex in rcube_string_replacer.php.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-06-22CISA due date 2023-07-13
EPSS 0.3292 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.13; 1.3.0 to before 1.3.16; 1.4 to before 1.4.10 | Vulnerable | Roundcube |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.13; 1.3.0 to before 1.3.16; 1.4 to before 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·Roundcube
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2023-06-22 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr5j-h8xf-5m2m
References
Other 6
- https://roundcube.net/download/
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=978491
- https://www.alexbirnberg.com/roundcube-xss.html
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.10
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.16
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.13
More Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31204 Deserialization of untrusted data in Roundcube Webmail KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-19778 Roundcube before 1.3.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.12 is prone to a potential SQL injection via search or search_params. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10051 rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28025 A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2017-12250 Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-41994 Cross-site scripting in Roundcube Webmail KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-35730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35730 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr5j-h8xf-5m2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-35730 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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