# CVE-2017-8114: Roundcube Webmail allows arbitrary password resets by authenticated users.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Roundcube Webmail allows arbitrary password resets by authenticated users. This affects versions before 1.0.11, 1.1.x before 1.1.9, and 1.2.x before 1.2.5. The problem is caused by an improperly restricted exec call in the virtualmin and sasl drivers of the password plugin.

## What to do

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## References

- https://roundcube.net/news/2017/04/28/security-updates-1.2.5-1.1.9-and-1.0.11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98445
- https://github.com/ilsani/rd/tree/master/security-advisories/web/roundcube/cve-2017-8114

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