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Roundcube Webmail - Cross-Site Scripting

🗓️ 04 Jul 2026 03:00:48Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
nuclei
 nuclei
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Roundcube Webmail XSS allows theft and sending of victim emails via crafted messages; fixed in version 1.6.8+.

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id: CVE-2024-42009

info:
  name: Roundcube Webmail - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: rxerium
  severity: critical
  description: |
    A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability 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 crafted e-mail message that abuses a Desanitization issue in message_body() in program/actions/mail/show.php.
  impact: |
    Attackers can steal and send victim emails, leading to privacy breach and potential further exploitation.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Roundcube, version 1.6.8 or later.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases
    - https://roundcube.net/news/2024/08/04/security-updates-1.6.8-and-1.5.8
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42009
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    cvss-score: 9.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-42009
    epss-score: 0.82853
    epss-percentile: 0.99631
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail"
    fofa-query: "roundcube_sessid"
  tags: cve,cve2024,roundcube,xss,vkev,passive,kev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: major
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"rcversion":(\d)'
        internal: true

      - type: regex
        name: minor
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"rcversion":\d\d(\d)'
        internal: true

      - type: regex
        name: patch
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"rcversion":\d\d\d(\d+)'
        internal: true

      - type: dsl
        name: version
        dsl:
          - major + "." + minor + "." + patch
        internal: true

      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"Roundcube Version: "+ version'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - compare_versions(version, '<= 1.5.7')
          - compare_versions(version, '>= 1.6.0', '<= 1.6.7')
        condition: or

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Roundcube"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100d940a89af321312ed0b0ee9121777a4bdc4c35bd0798080ef44f4483cc19b3e502203b1bdaf5aac8888096fe41459138b2d8c1c1f397bcb454fc682a0268bce116fe:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 3.19.3
EPSS0.82853
SSVC
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