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CVE-2024-42008· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote att

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 47/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 34.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.3% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: roundcube (Debian:11) 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u4; roundcube (Debian:12) 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3; roundcube (Debian:13) 1.6.8+dfsg-1.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to roundcube (Debian:11) 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u4; roundcube (Debian:12) 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3; roundcube (Debian:13) 1.6.8+dfsg-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() 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 malicious e-mail attachment served with a dangerous Content-Type header.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Aug 5, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
34.2% · 98th percentile

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Action score

47

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
10 / 30 · 34.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

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roundcubewebmail

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Limit the impact of XSS

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • roundcube webmailbefore 1.5.8
  • roundcube webmail1.6.0 and later · before 1.6.8

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11roundcubebefore 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u41.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u4
Debian:12roundcubebefore 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u31.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3
Debian:13roundcubebefore 1.6.8+dfsg-11.6.8+dfsg-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedroundcubemailbefore 1.6.8-1.11.6.8-1.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5roundcubemailbefore 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.11.6.8-bp156.2.3.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5roundcubemailbefore 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.11.6.8-bp156.2.3.1

Same product

roundcube: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-49113Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.10 and 1.6.x before 1.6.11 allows remote code execution by authenticated users because the _from parameter in aKEV
    95Now
  • CVE-2020-12641rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setKEV
    94Now
  • CVE-2024-42009A 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 ofKEV
    92Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-37384Jun 7, 2024 · Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.7 allows XSS via list columns from user preferences.
    24Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-37385Jun 7, 2024 · Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.7 on Windows allows command injection via im_convert_path and im_identify_path.
    39Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-57004Feb 3, 2025 · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail 1.6.9 allows remote authenticated users to upload a malicious file as an email
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:roundcube1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:roundcubemail1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:roundcubemail1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22025-02-13
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-05-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-07-09

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+191 d
  3. TodayOct 20, 2026+806 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-420090 days apartA 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 ofKEV
    92Now
  • CVE-2024-3738359 days apartRoundcube Webmail before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.7 allows XSS via SVG animate attributes.KEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2023-5631292 days apartStored XSS vulnerability in RoundcubeKEV
    74This week
  • CVE-2023-43770318 days apartRoundcube before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows XSS via text/plain e-mail messages with crafted links because of KEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2025-68461500 days apartRoundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the animate tag in an SVG dKEV
    62This week
  • CVE-2024-3738459 days apartRoundcube Webmail before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.7 allows XSS via list columns from user preferences.
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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