Gentoo: GLSA-201603-03 Critical: Roundcube XSS and Code Execution Issues
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March 9, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Roundcube allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code, inject arbitrary web scripts, and perform cross-site scripting ...
Summary
Remote authenticated users with certain permissions can read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via .. in the _skin parameter to index.php. Additionally, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/js/app.js allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file name in a drag-n-drop file upload.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Roundcube users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/roundcube-1.1.4â€
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8105 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8105 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-8770 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8770
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-03
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: High
Title: Roundcube: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: March 09, 2016
Bugs: #554866, #564476, #570336
ID: 201603-03
Topics Covered
Background
Free and open source webmail software for the masses, written in PHP.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/roundcube < 1.1.4 >= 1.1.4
Impact
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A remote authenticated user could possibly execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process, inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML,
read arbitrary files, or perform XSS.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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