CVE-2024-42008

Publication date 5 August 2024

Last updated 29 April 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() 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 malicious e-mail attachment served with a dangerous Content-Type header.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
roundcube	26.04 LTS resolute	Not affected
	25.10 questing	Not affected
	25.04 plucky	Not affected
	24.10 oracular	Not affected
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.3 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8223-1
Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
29 April 2026