medium
5
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-1904: Path Traversal

First published: Sat Feb 08 2014(Updated: )

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in steps/mail/sendmail.inc in Roundcube Webmail before 0.7.3 and 0.8.x before 0.8.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the _value parameter for the generic_message_footer setting in a save-perf action to index.php, as exploited in the wild in March 2013.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
barnraiser AROUNDMe<=0.7.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-20050811
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-20050820
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-20051007
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-20051021
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-alpha
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-beta
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-beta2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-rc1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-rc2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1-stable
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.1.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2-alpha
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2-beta
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2-stable
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.2.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.3
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.3-beta
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.3-rc1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.3-stable
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.3.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.4
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.4-beta
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.4.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.4.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5-beta
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5-rc
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5.3
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.5.4
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.6
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.7
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.7.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.0
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.1
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.2
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.3
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.4
barnraiser AROUNDMe=0.8.5

Remedy

http://sourceforge.net/p/roundcubemail/news/2013/03/security-updates-086-and-073/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-1904?

    CVE-2013-1904 has been categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote file access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-1904?

    To mitigate CVE-2013-1904, upgrade Roundcube Webmail to version 0.7.3 or higher or 0.8.6 or higher.

  • What kind of systems are affected by CVE-2013-1904?

    CVE-2013-1904 affects Roundcube Webmail versions before 0.7.3 and the 0.8.x series before 0.8.6.

  • What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2013-1904?

    Exploiting CVE-2013-1904 allows attackers to read arbitrary files on the server via a crafted request.

  • Is CVE-2013-1904 easy to exploit?

    CVE-2013-1904 can be exploited with a single crafted request and requires no authentication, making it relatively easy for remote attackers.

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