CVE-2024-42009
Roundcube Cross-Site Scripting Email Hijacking
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 6, 2024, 9:50 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.8
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-42009
.
URL | Resource |
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https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases | Release Notes |
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8 | Release Notes |
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8 | Release Notes |
https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8 | Vendor Advisory |
https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/ | Technical Description |
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Roundcube flaws allow easy email account compromise (CVE-2024-42009, CVE-2024-42008)
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-42009
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8 No Types Assigned https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/ No Types Assigned https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/ Technical Description Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.6.0 up to (excluding) 1.6.8 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8 [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-42009
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-42009
weaknesses.