CVE-2020-15562 json
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.11, 1.3.x before 1.3.14, and 1.4.x before 1.4.7.
published 2020-07-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-roundcube-2020-15562 , EUVD-2020-7549
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.11, 1.3.x before 1.3.14, and 1.4.x before 1.4.7. It allows XSS via a crafted HTML e-mail message, as demonstrated by a JavaScript payload in the xmlns (aka XML namespace) attribute of a HEAD element when an SVG element exists.
Patch / fix
- bitnami roundcube 1.2.11, 1.3.14, 1.4.7
- roundcube webmail 1.2.11, 1.3.14, 1.4.7
- roundcube Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.7+dfsg.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15562
- roundcube Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
- roundcube Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15562
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP2, Package Hub 15 SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 +1 more 1.3.15-bp152.4.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:1516-1
Exploit prediction
1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | roundcube | <1.2.11 >=1.3.0, <1.3.14 >=1.4.0, <1.4.7 |
1.2.11 1.3.14 1.4.7 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/3e8832d029b035e3fcfb4c75839567a9580b4f82
patch, third-party-advisory, web
-
debian.org
/security/2020/dsa-4720
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory, web
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00083.html
vendor-advisory, broken-link, web
-
github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.7
release-notes, third-party-advisory, web
-
github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.14
release-notes, third-party-advisory, web
-
github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.11
release-notes, third-party-advisory, web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15562
- NVD CVE-2020-15562
- OSV BIT-roundcube-2020-15562
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