# CVE-2023-43770: Roundcube before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows XSS via text/plain e-mail messages with crafted links because of

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-02-12, remediation due 2024-03-04
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Published: 2023-09-22 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Roundcube, an open-source webmail client, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker can send a plain-text email containing specially crafted links that run malicious scripts in a user's browser when the message is viewed, potentially allowing theft of session data or actions performed as the victim.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Roundcube before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows XSS via text/plain e-mail messages with crafted links because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_string_replacer.php behavior.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/e92ec206a886461245e1672d8530cc93c618a49b
- https://roundcube.net/news/2023/09/15/security-update-1.6.3-released
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00024.html

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