CVE-2020-35730

Summary

CVECVE-2020-35730
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-28 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:22:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.648130000 probability, percentile 0.984530000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-06-22; due 2023-07-13; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-79

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorRoundcube
ProductRoundcube Webmail
NameRoundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://roundcube.net/news/2020/12/27/security-updates-1.4.10-1.3.16-and-1.2.13; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35730

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Roundcube Roundcube All All All All
Application Roundcube Roundcube All All All All
Application Roundcube Webmail All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#978491 - roundcube: CVE-2020-35730: XSS vulnerability via malious HTML or plaintext messages - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: roundcubemail-1.4.10-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[CVE-2020-35730] Roundcube 1.4.9 - Stored XSS in received emails MISC www.alexbirnberg.com
The RoundCube Webmail Project MISC roundcube.net Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: roundcubemail-1.4.10-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Release Roundcube Webmail 1.2.13 · roundcube/roundcubemail · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
Release Roundcube Webmail 1.3.16 · roundcube/roundcubemail · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: roundcubemail-1.4.10-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: roundcubemail-1.4.10-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Comparing 1.4.9...1.4.10 · roundcube/roundcubemail · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Release Roundcube Webmail 1.4.10 · roundcube/roundcubemail · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 750724 OpenSUSE Security Update for roundcubemail (openSUSE-SU-2021:0931-1)
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