#VU58393 Cross-site scripting in Roundcube - CVE-2021-44025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58393

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Roundcube
Web applications / Webmail solutions

Vendor: Roundcube

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
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Roundcube: 1.3.0 - 1.3.16, 1.4.0 - 1.4.11

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External links
https://bugs.debian.org/1000156
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/7d7b1dfeff795390b69905ceb63d6391b5b0dfe7
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/8193
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/faf99bf8a2b7b7562206fa047e8de652861e624a
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDVGIZMQJ5IOM47Y3SAAJRN5VPANKTKO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TP3Y5RXTUUOUODNG7HFEKWYNIPIT2NL4/

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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.