Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2023-43770
The short answer
CVE-2023-43770 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 6.1). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-02-12: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Roundcube before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows XSS via text/plain e-mail messages with crafted links because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_string_replacer.php behavior.
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 Feb 12, 2024
Federal due date Mar 4, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
64%
Higher than 99% 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 mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
n/a, webmail, debian_linux. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/e92ec206a886461245e1672d8530cc93c618a49b Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00024.html Mailing List
- roundcube.net/news/2023/09/15/security-update-1.6.3-released Release Notes
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/e92ec206a886461245e1672d8530cc93c618a49b Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00024.html Mailing List
- roundcube.net/news/2023/09/15/security-update-1.6.3-released Release Notes
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-43770 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2023-43770 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-43770 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-02-12, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-03-04.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43770?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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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