CVE-2013-1904: Path Traversal

Published Feb 8, 2014
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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 genericmessagefooter setting in a save-perf action to index.php, as exploited in the wild in March 2013.

Affected Software

44 affected components
Roundcube Webmail<=0.7.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-20050811
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-20050820
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-20051007
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-20051021
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-alpha
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-beta
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-beta2
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-rc1
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-rc2
Roundcube Webmail=0.1-stable
Roundcube Webmail=0.1.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.2-alpha
Roundcube Webmail=0.2-beta
Roundcube Webmail=0.2-stable
Roundcube Webmail=0.2.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.2.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.3
Roundcube Webmail=0.3-beta
Roundcube Webmail=0.3-rc1
Roundcube Webmail=0.3-stable
Roundcube Webmail=0.3.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.4
Roundcube Webmail=0.4-beta
Roundcube Webmail=0.4.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.4.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.5
Roundcube Webmail=0.5-beta
Roundcube Webmail=0.5-rc
Roundcube Webmail=0.5.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.5.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.5.3
Roundcube Webmail=0.5.4
Roundcube Webmail=0.6
Roundcube Webmail=0.7
Roundcube Webmail=0.7.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.0
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.1
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.2
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.3
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.4
Roundcube Webmail=0.8.5

Event History

Feb 8, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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