ubuntu-cve-2024-42008
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-08-05 19:15
Modified
2026-04-30 08:46
Summary
Details

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.

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)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6"
          },
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          },
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          },
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          },
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          },
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      },
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        "1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2",
        "1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm3",
        "1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm4",
        "1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm5"
      ]
    },
    {
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          {
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          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-plugins",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "roundcube",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube@1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
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            },
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            }
          ],
          "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",
        "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
        "1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get-\u003erun() 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42008",
  "modified": "2026-04-30T08:46:53Z",
  "published": "2024-08-05T19:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42008"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42008"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/89c8fe9ae9318c015807fbcbf7e39555fb30885d"
    },
    {
      "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": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8223-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-8223-1"
  ],
  "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": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-42008"
  ]
}



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