RoundCube up to 1.5.7/1.6.7 E-Mail Message show.php message_body cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in RoundCube up to 1.5.7/1.6.7. The affected element is the function message_body of the file program/actions/mail/show.php of the component E-Mail Message Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42009. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in RoundCube up to 1.5.7/1.6.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function message_body of the file program/actions/mail/show.php of the component E-Mail Message Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at roundcube.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42009 since 07/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as attacked. By approaching the search of inurl:program/actions/mail/show.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208677 (openSUSE 15 Security Update : roundcubemail (openSUSE-SU-2024:0328-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 06/09/2025 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/30/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading to version 1.5.8 or 1.6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (208677) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1754). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Roundcube

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Type

• Mail Client Software

Name

• RoundCube

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7

License

• free

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