Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2020-35730
The short answer
CVE-2020-35730 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 6.1). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-06-22: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
An XSS issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.13, 1.3.x before 1.3.16, and 1.4.x before 1.4.10. The attacker can send a plain text e-mail message, with JavaScript in a link reference element that is mishandled by linkref_addindex in rcube_string_replacer.php.
Weakness: CWE-79.
Severity
6.1 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Jun 22, 2023
Federal due date Jul 13, 2023
EPSS, next 30 days
33%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=978491 Issue TrackingMailing List
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.9...1.4.10 Patch
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.13 Release Notes
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.16 Release Notes
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.10 Release Notes
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCEU4BM5WGIDJWP6Z4PCH62ZMH57QYM2/ Mailing ListRelease Notes
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HMLIZWKMTRCLU7KZLEQHELS4INXJ7X5Q/ Mailing ListRelease Notes
- roundcube.net/download/ Product
- www.alexbirnberg.com/roundcube-xss.html Broken Link
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=978491 Issue TrackingMailing List
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.9...1.4.10 Patch
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.13 Release Notes
Questions
Is CVE-2020-35730 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-35730 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-06-22, with a federal remediation due date of 2023-07-13.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35730?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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