CVE-2020-18670 json
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraibility in Roundcube mail .4.4 via database host and user in /installer/test.php.
published 2021-06-24 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-roundcube-2020-18670 , EUVD-2020-10594
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraibility in Roundcube mail .4.4 via database host and user in /installer/test.php.
Patch / fix
- roundcube Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.5+dfsg.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18670
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP2 1.3.16-bp152.4.18.1
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP2 1.3.16-bp152.4.14.1
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP2 1.3.16-bp152.4.10.1
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP1 1.3.16-bp151.4.6.1
- roundcubemail Package Hub 15 SP2 1.3.16-bp152.4.6.1
- roundcubemail openSUSE Leap 15.2 1.3.16-lp152.4.6.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:1014-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0974-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0959-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0943-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0942-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0931-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-18670 updated cvss 7.2
roundcubemail: XSS via database host and user in /installer/test.php
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- lorexxar.cn https://lorexxar.cn/2020/06/10/roundcube-mail-xss/#Store-Xss-in-installer-test-php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | roundcube | >=1.4.4, <=1.4.4 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/7406
patch, third-party-advisory, web
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roundcube.net
/news/2020/06/02/security-updates-1.4.5-and-1.3.12
patch, vendor-advisory, web
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lorexxar.cn
/2020/06/10/roundcube-mail-xss/#Store-Xss-in-installer-test-php
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-18670
- NVD CVE-2020-18670
- OSV BIT-roundcube-2020-18670
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