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Arch Linux: ASA-202101-2 High: RoundcubeMail Cross-Site Scripting Threat

Calendar Jan 05, 2021 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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The package roundcubemail before version 1.4.10-1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202101-2
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Severity: High
Date    : 2021-01-04
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-35730
Package : roundcubemail
Type    : cross-site scripting
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1388

Summary
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The package roundcubemail before version 1.4.10-1 is vulnerable to
cross-site scripting.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 1.4.10-1.

# pacman -Syu "roundcubemail>=1.4.10-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.4.10.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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A security issue was found in Roundcube Webmail before version 1.4.10,
1.3.16 and 1.2.13. linkref_addindex in rcube_string_replacer.php
allowed performing a stored cross-site scripting attack using a crafted
HTML or plain text email message.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can perform a stored cross-site scripting attack
using a crafted HTML or plain text email message.

References
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https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/69131
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.10
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/0bceba301aa621ecc0263eac17beee2a4cef0c6d
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-35730