CVE-2019-15237
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.4
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
CVE-2019-15237- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
CVE-2019-15237- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6248 No score
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6248- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j43j-vfwj-cc4j
7.4
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
GHSA-j43j-vfwj-cc4j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.4
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
CVE-2019-15237- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-15237
7.4
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15237- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15237
7.4
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15237- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0420 No score
Updated roundcubemail packages fix security vulnerability
The updated package fixes a security vulnerability:
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks. (CVE-2019-15237)
- Record
MGASA-2019-0420- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8223-1 No score
roundcube vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail mishandled Punycode xn-- domain names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a homograph attack. (CVE-2019-15237)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize certain attributes when handling CSS within HTML messages and certain SVG attributes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2024-38356, CVE-2024-38357)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize certain HTML attributes when rendering e-mail messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2024-42008)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly filter certain CSS token sequences within rendered e-mail messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2024-42010)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly treat an SVG tag as an image source within its HTML sanitizer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass remote image blocking to track email open actions or potentially bypass access control. (CVE-2026-25916)
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle comments within Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a CSS injection attack. (CVE-2026-26079)
- Record
USN-8223-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 | 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 | 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 | 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubemailMageia:7 |
before 1.3.10-1.mga7 | 1.3.10-1.mga7 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8, plus listed versions 1.1.1+dfsg.1-21.1.2+dfsg.1-51.1.3+dfsg.1-11.1.4+dfsg.1-11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 Show 7 moreShow less1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm21.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm31.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm41.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm51.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm61.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm7 |
1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8, plus listed versions 1.3.0+dfsg.1-11.3.1+dfsg.1-11.3.3+dfsg.1-11.3.3+dfsg.1-21.3.6+dfsg.1-1 Show 7 moreShow less1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm41.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm51.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm61.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm7 |
1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8, plus listed versions 1.3.8+dfsg.1-21.3.10+dfsg.1-11.4.1+dfsg.1-21.4.2+dfsg.1-11.4.2+dfsg.1-2 Show 8 moreShow less1.4.3+dfsg.1-11.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm41.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm51.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm61.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm7 |
1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8 |
roundcubeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-2, plus listed versions 1.4.11+dfsg.1-4 |
1.5.0+dfsg.1-2 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6, plus listed versions 1.4.11+dfsg.1-41.5.0+dfsg.1-21.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm11.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm21.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm31.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm41.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm5 |
1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
before 1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3, plus listed versions 1.6.2+dfsg-11.6.4+dfsg-11.6.5+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-21.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm11.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15237 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Roundcube Webmail, published August 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in roundcube 1.5.0+dfsg.1-1.
References
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/6891
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFFMSO5WKEYSGMTZPZFF4ZADUJ57PRN5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15237
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TFFMSO5WKEYSGMTZPZFF4ZADUJ57PRN5
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j43j-vfwj-cc4j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15237
Show 12 moreShow less
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0420.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25944
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/TFFMSO5WKEYSGMTZPZFF4ZADUJ57PRN5
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15237
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15237
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8223-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38356
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38357
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42008
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42010
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-25916
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-26079