Vulnerability in the password recovery mechanism of Roundcube Password Recovery Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
Vulnerability in the password recovery mechanism of Password Recovery plugin for Roundcube, in its 1.2 version, which could allow a remote attacker to change an existing user´s password by adding a 6-digit numeric token. An attacker could create an automatic script to test all possible values because the platform has no limit on the number of requests.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00674 52nd 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
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlfnRU | Password Recovery Plugin | 1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Password Recovery Plugin VendorAlfnRU Affected 1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:password_recovery_project:password_recovery:1.2:*:*:*:*:roundcube:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Password Recovery Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:password_recovery_project:password_recovery:1.2:*:*:*:*:roundcube:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Password Recovery Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j9j-8qff-cvrc
References
More Password Recovery Project Password Recovery vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-03017 User enumeration vulnerability in Roundcube Password Recovery Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-3222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j9j-8qff-cvrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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