CVE-2023-47272
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content...
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
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
CVE List Score used
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
CVE-2023-47272- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51402
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
EUVD-2023-51402- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2wj-pp48-fpgj
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content...
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
GHSA-q2wj-pp48-fpgj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
CVE-2023-47272- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
CVE-2023-47272- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-47272
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47272- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-47272
6.1
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47272- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-roundcube-2023-47272 No score
Roundcube 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows XSS via a Content-Type or Content-Disposition header (used for attachment preview or download).
- Record
BIT-roundcube-2023-47272- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0332 No score
Updated roundcubemail packages fix XSS security vulnerabilities
Updated roundcubemail package fixes security vulnerabilities:
Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setting Content-Type/ Content-Disposition for attachment preview/download (CVE-2023-47272)
Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling of SVG in HTML messages. (CVE-2023-5631)
Some other errors have been fixed:
- Fix PHP8 fatal error when parsing a malformed BODYSTRUCTURE
- Fix duplicated Inbox folder on IMAP servers that do not use Inbox folder with all capital letters
- Fix PHP warnings
- Fix UI issue when dealing with an invalid managesieve_default_headers value
- Fix bug where images attached to application/smil messages weren't displayed
- Fix PHP string replacement error in utils/error.php
- Fix regression where smtp_user did not allow pre/post strings before/after %u placeholder
- Record
MGASA-2023-0332- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0257-1 No score
Security update for roundcubemail
This update for roundcubemail fixes the following issues:
Update to 1.6.7
This is a security update to the stable version 1.6 of Roundcube Webmail. It provides a fix to a recently reported XSS vulnerabilities:
- Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling SVG animate attributes. Reported by Valentin T. and Lutz Wolf of CrowdStrike.
- Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling list columns from user preferences. Reported by Huy Nguyễn Phạm Nhật.
- Fix command injection via crafted im_convert_path/im_identify_path on Windows. Reported by Huy Nguyễn Phạm Nhật.
CHANGELOG
- Makefile: Use phpDocumentor v3.4 for the Framework docs (#9313)
- Fix bug where HTML entities in URLs were not decoded on HTML to plain text conversion (#9312)
- Fix bug in collapsing/expanding folders with some special characters in names (#9324)
- Fix PHP8 warnings (#9363, #9365, #9429)
- Fix missing field labels in CSV import, for some locales (#9393)
- Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling SVG animate attributes
- Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling list columns from user preferences
- Fix command injection via crafted im_convert_path/im_identify_path on Windows
Update to 1.6.6:
- Fix regression in handling LDAP search_fields configuration parameter (#9210)
- Enigma: Fix finding of a private key when decrypting a message using GnuPG v2.3
- Fix page jump menu flickering on click (#9196)
- Update to TinyMCE 5.10.9 security release (#9228)
- Fix PHP8 warnings (#9235, #9238, #9242, #9306)
- Fix saving other encryption settings besides enigma's (#9240)
- Fix unneeded php command use in installto.sh and deluser.sh scripts (#9237)
- Fix TinyMCE localization installation (#9266)
- Fix bug where trailing non-ascii characters in email addresses could have been removed in recipient input (#9257)
- Fix IMAP GETMETADATA command with options - RFC5464
Update to 1.6.5 (boo#1216895):
- Fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setting Content-Type/Content-Disposition for attachment preview/download CVE-2023-47272
Other changes:
- Fix PHP8 fatal error when parsing a malformed BODYSTRUCTURE (#9171)
- Fix duplicated Inbox folder on IMAP servers that do not use Inbox folder with all capital letters (#9166)
- Fix PHP warnings (#9174)
- Fix UI issue when dealing with an invalid managesieve_default_headers value (#9175)
- Fix bug where images attached to application/smil messages weren't displayed (#8870)
- Fix PHP string replacement error in utils/error.php (#9185)
- Fix regression where smtp_user did not allow pre/post strings before/after %u placeholder (#9162)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:0257-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13401-1 No score
roundcubemail-1.6.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the roundcubemail-1.6.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13401-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6848-1 No score
roundcube vulnerabilities
Matthieu Faou and Denys Klymenko discovered that Roundcube incorrectly handled certain SVG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary JavaScript code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-5631)
Rene Rehme discovered that Roundcube incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary JavaScript code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-47272)
Valentin T. and Lutz Wolf discovered that Roundcube incorrectly handled certain SVG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary JavaScript code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-37383)
Huy Nguyễn Phạm Nhật discovered that Roundcube incorrectly handled certain fields in user preferences. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary JavaScript code. (CVE-2024-37384)
- Record
USN-6848-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeBitnami |
1.5.0 up to 1.5.6, 1.6.0 up to 1.6.5 | 1.5.61.6.5 |
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 1.6.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.6.1+dfsg-11.6.2+dfsg-11.6.3+dfsg-11.6.3+dfsg-1~deb12u11.6.3+dfsg-21.6.4+dfsg-11.6.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1 |
1.6.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 1.6.5+dfsg-1 | 1.6.5+dfsg-1 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 1.6.5+dfsg-1 | 1.6.5+dfsg-1 |
roundcubeDebian:10 |
before 1.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u5, plus listed versions 1.3.10+dfsg.1-11.3.10+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.11+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.13+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.14+dfsg.1-1~deb10u1 Show 7 moreShow less1.3.15+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.16+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u11.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u21.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u31.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u41.3.8+dfsg.1-2 |
1.3.17+dfsg.1-1~deb10u5 |
roundcubeDebian:11 |
before 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u2, plus listed versions 1.4.11+dfsg.1-41.4.12+dfsg.1-1~bpo10+11.4.12+dfsg.1-1~deb11u11.4.13+dfsg.1-1~deb11u11.4.13+dfsg.1-1~deb11u1~bpo10+1 Show 5 moreShow less1.4.14+dfsg.1-1~deb11u11.4.14+dfsg.1-1~deb11u1~bpo10+11.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u11.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u1~bpo10+11.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u2~bpo10+1 |
1.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u2 |
roundcubemailMageia:9 |
before 1.6.5-1.mga9 | 1.6.5-1.mga9 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 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 4 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~esm3 |
1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm3, 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~esm2 |
1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm4, 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.1-0ubuntu11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm21.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm3 |
1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 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.1-11.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
roundcubemailSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 |
before 1.6.7-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.6.7-bp155.2.9.1 |
roundcubemailopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 1.6.7-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.6.7-bp155.2.9.1 |
roundcubemailopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.6.5-1.1 | 1.6.5-1.1 |
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-2023-47272 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Debian Linux, published November 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in roundcube 1.5.6.
References
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.6
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.5
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/5ec496885e18ec6af956e8c0d627856c2257ba2d
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z4F4DUA3Q46ZVB2RD7BFP4XMNS4RYFFQ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YFRGBPET73URF6364CI547ZVWQESJLGK
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GILSR762MJB3BNJOVOCMW2JXEPV46IIQ
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debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5572
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00005.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47272
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2wj-pp48-fpgj
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/47xxx/CVE-2023-47272.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-47272
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0332.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32493
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.4
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47272
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/81ac3c342a4f288deb275590895b52ec3785cf8a
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47272
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6848-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5631
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-37383
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-37384
launchpad.net/bugs/2043396
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JQ3GTO6YI3BLAIR7PQZYZ5LRFR7OKTWN
bugzilla.suse.com/1216895
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47272