CVE-2015-8770
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-8770- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-8770- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8642 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8642- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc26-wfvp-2xpj
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
GHSA-xc26-wfvp-2xpj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-8770- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8770
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8770- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8770
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function in program/include/rcmail_output_html.php in Roundcube before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the _skin parameter to index.php.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8770- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:6.0 |
before 0.3.1-6+deb6u1, plus listed versions 0.3.1-60.3.1-6+dab6u1 |
0.3.1-6+deb6u1 |
roundcubeDebian:7 |
before 0.7.2-9+deb7u2, plus listed versions 0.7.2-90.7.2-9+deb7u1 |
0.7.2-9+deb7u2 |
roundcubemailopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
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 1.1.3 - Directory Traversal | 2016-01-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2015-8770 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Roundcube Webmail, published January 17, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in roundcube 1.1.4+dfsg.1-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-03
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3541
trac.roundcube.net/changeset/10e5192a2b/github
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537304/100/0/threaded
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00030.html
roundcube.net/news/2015/12/26/updates-1.1.4-and-1.0.8-released
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00028.html
trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1490620
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135274/Roundcube-1.1.3-Path-Traversal.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/39245
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23283
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00029.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8770
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc26-wfvp-2xpj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8770
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8770
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8770
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3507
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3508
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5645
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6172
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2181
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8770
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5103