CVE-2023-5631

6.1 MEDIUM CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: October 18, 2023 Modified: October 30, 2025

Description

Roundcube before 1.4.15, 1.5.x before 1.5.5, and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows stored XSS via an HTML e-mail message with a crafted SVG document because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_washtml.php behavior. This could allow a remote attacker to load arbitrary JavaScript code.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/01/1
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/01/3
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/17/2
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1054079
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List Patch
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/9168
Source: security@eset.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00035.html
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5531
Source: security@eset.com
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/01/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/01/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/17/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1054079
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/9168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00035.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://roundcube.net/news/2023/10/16/security-update-1.6.4-released
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://roundcube.net/news/2023/10/16/security-updates-1.5.5-and-1.4.15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-5631
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

31 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
84.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-11-16

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian roundcube fedoraproject