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CVE-2017-16651

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 file

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Roundcube Webmail, an open-source web-based email client, is affected. An attacker who has a valid login to the webmail system can read arbitrary files on the server, including configuration files.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 9

GitHub · roundcube/roundcubemail

roundcube.net

lists.debian.org

securityfocus.com

debian.org

packetstormsecurity.com