CVE-2023-5631
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-5631 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-26) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Roundcube Webmail contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to run malicious JavaScript code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Roundcube Webmail contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to run malicious JavaScript code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Roundcube Webmail.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.
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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.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-5631: Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-10-26
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