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Critical · 9.3 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-42009 EUVD-2024-39391GHSA-j43g-prf4-578j

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 o…

Published Aug 5, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Package: roundcube Package: roundcube Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 roundcube 1.6.8+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 roundcube 1.6.8+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 roundcube 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u3 DSA-5743-1
Debian 11 roundcube 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u4 DSA-5743-2

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS roundcube 1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 USN-7636-1

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 roundcubemail 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0328-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 roundcubemail 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0328-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed roundcubemail 1.6.8-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14243-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 roundcubemail 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0328-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 roundcubemail 1.6.8-bp156.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0328-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 6 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Advisories 7

References