Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 program/lib/washtml.php href cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown functionality in the library program/lib/washtml.php. The manipulation of the argument href with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3508 since 06/14/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:program/lib/washtml.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62134 (Fedora 18 : roundcubemail-0.7.3-1.fc18 (2012-12290)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165334 (SUSE Security Update for roundcubemail (openSUSE-SU-2012:1124-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62134), Secunia (SA50279†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36097†). The entries VDB-61800 and VDB-61796 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 62134
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : roundcubemail-0.7.3-1.fc18 (2012-12290)
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OpenVAS ID: 71833
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: roundcube
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Patch: github.com

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Advisory: 5ef8e4ad9d3ee8689d2b83750aa65395b7cd59ee
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CVE: CVE-2012-3508 (🔍)
Secunia: 50279 - RoundCube Webmail "href" Email Body Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36097 - RoundCube Webmail Before 0.8.0 program/lib/washtml.php Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/12/2021 12:42 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (62), 04/16/2017 11:44 AM (10), 12/12/2021 12:34 PM (4), 12/12/2021 12:42 PM (1)
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