CVE-2024-42008
Publication date 5 August 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| roundcube | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.3 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42008
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/89c8fe9ae9318c015807fbcbf7e39555fb30885d
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases
- https://sonarsource.com/blog/government-emails-at-risk-critical-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-roundcube-webmail/
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.8
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.8
- https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8