Debian update for roundcube

Published: 2021-11-27 | Updated: 2023-12-26

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-44025 CVE-2021-44026
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-89
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software	roundcube (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU58393

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44025

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data while handling an attachment's filename extension when displaying a MIME type warning message. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update roundcube package to one of the following versions: 1.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u1, 1.4.12+dfsg.1-1~deb11u1.

Vulnerable software versions

roundcube (Debian package): 1.3.0+dfsg.1-1 - 1.4.9+dfsg.1-1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5013

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU58394

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44026

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via search or search_params. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.