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…
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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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Roundcube Webmail File Disclosure Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.7% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://roundcube.net/news/2017/11/08/security-updates-1.3.3-1.2.7-and-1.1.10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171128 [SECURITY] [DLA 1193-1] roundcube security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.1.10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 101793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/6026 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161226/Roundcube-Webmail-1.2-File-Disclosure.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-16651 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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