ubuntu-cve-2024-42009
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-08-05 19:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:11
Summary
Details

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails of a victim via a crafted e-mail message that abuses a Desanitization issue in message_body() in program/actions/mail/show.php.

Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-core",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-plugins",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "roundcube",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube@1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.6.2+dfsg-1",
        "1.6.4+dfsg-1",
        "1.6.5+dfsg-1",
        "1.6.6+dfsg-1",
        "1.6.6+dfsg-2",
        "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails of a victim via a crafted e-mail message that abuses a Desanitization issue in message_body() in program/actions/mail/show.php.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42009",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:11:15Z",
  "published": "2024-08-05T19:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42009"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42009"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/68af7c864a36e1941764238dac440ab0d99a8d26"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7636-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7636-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "high",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-42009"
  ]
}



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