CVE-2015-8864
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
CVE-2015-8864- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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 Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
CVE-2015-8864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8720 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69rv-gvqx-4x9h
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
GHSA-69rv-gvqx-4x9h- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
CVE-2015-8864- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8864
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8864- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8864
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4068.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8864- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0155 No score
Updated roundcubemail packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated roundcubemail packages fix security vulnerabilities:
More security issues in the DBMail driver for the password plugin, related to CVE-2015-2181.
XSS issue in SVG images handling (CVE-2015-8864).
Lack of protection for attachment download URLs against CSRF (CVE-2016-4069).
The roundcubemail package has been updated to version 1.0.9, fixing these issues and several other bugs.
- Record
MGASA-2016-0155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 | 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1 |
roundcubeDebian:7 |
before 0.7.2-9+deb7u3, plus listed versions 0.7.2-90.7.2-9+deb7u10.7.2-9+deb7u2 |
0.7.2-9+deb7u3 |
roundcubemailMageia:5 |
before 1.0.9-1.mga5 | 1.0.9-1.mga5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2015-8864 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Roundcube Webmail, published April 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.69%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in roundcube 1.1.5+dfsg.1-1.
References
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/40d7342dd9c9bd2a1d613edc848ed95a4d71aa18
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00078.html
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/wiki/Changelog
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00079.html
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.0.9
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/4949
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00095.html
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.1.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8864
github.com/advisories/GHSA-69rv-gvqx-4x9h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8864
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0155.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18257
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/4
lists.roundcube.net/pipermail/users/2016-April/011299.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8864
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/7bbefdb63b12e2344cf1cb87aeb6e3933b4063e0
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/3
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8864