CVE-2024-42008

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CVSS 3.1

9.3 critical

EPSS

36%p98

Published

Aug 5, 2024 (Aug 5, 2024)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails of a victim via a malicious e-mail attachment served with a dangerous Content-Type header.

Vendors: roundcube
Products: webmail
Weakness: CWE-79
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (35.9%)

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