CVE-2012-3508
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
CVE-2012-3508- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
CVE-2012-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3463 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9g8-25j6-gxp7 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
GHSA-h9g8-25j6-gxp7- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
CVE-2012-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3508 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10491-1 No score
roundcubemail-1.2.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the roundcubemail-1.2.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10491-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-3508 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 0.7.2-4 | 0.7.2-4 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 0.7.2-4 | 0.7.2-4 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 0.7.2-4 | 0.7.2-4 |
roundcubemailopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.2.3-1.1 | 1.2.3-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-08-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3508 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Roundcube Webmail, published August 25, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.20%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in roundcube 0.7.2-4.
References
trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1488613
secunia.com/advisories/50279
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/5ef8e4ad9d3ee8689d2b83750aa65395b7cd59ee
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/9
securelist.com/en/advisories/50279
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sourceforge.net/news?group_id=139281&id=309011
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3508
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3508
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3508
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3508
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3507