CVE-2020-13965
Actively exploited. CVE-2020-13965 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-06-26) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2020-13965 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Roundcube Webmail contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to manipulate data via a malicious XML attachment.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate data via a malicious XML attachment.
- Who is affected
- Users of Roundcube Webmail who handle XML attachments.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Upgrade to the latest version of Roundcube Webmail.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2020-13965 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-13965: Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-06-26
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