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CVE-2017-16651

CVE-2017-16651HIGH

n/a n/a — Roundcube Roundcube Webmail

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .4574   98.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Nov 7   Reserved by mitre
  Nov 9   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-552 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

Description

Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the host's filesystem, including configuration files, as exploited in the wild in November 2017. The attacker must be able to authenticate at the target system with a valid username/password as the attack requires an active session. The issue is related to file-based attachment plugins and _task=settings&_action=upload-display&_from=timezone requests.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
November 7, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
November 9, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-552

References (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161226/Roundcube-Webmail-1.2-File-Disclosure.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101793 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/6026 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.1.10 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.7 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.3 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00039.html [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
https://roundcube.net/news/2017/11/08/security-updates-1.3.3-1.2.7-and-1.1.10 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-16651 [government-resource]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4030 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-16651 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-552

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