CVE-2020-35730
An XSS issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.2.13, 1.3.x before 1.3.16, and 1.4.x before 1.4.10. The attacker can send a plain text e-mail message, with JavaScript in a link reference element that is mishandled by linkref_addindex in rcube_string_replacer.php.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 6.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 33%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 98
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 22/6/2023
- Plazo de remediación: 13/7/2023
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1189Drive-by Compromiseinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1059.007JavaScriptexecution75 %
XSS en Roundcube via email con JavaScript malicioso. AV:N, UI:R (requiere interacción del usuario al abrir email) → T1189 drive-by. Impacto: ejecución de JavaScript en contexto del navegador; potencial acceso a sesiones/credenciales.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-79
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=978491
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.9...1.4.10
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.13
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.16
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.10
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCEU4BM5WGIDJWP6Z4PCH62ZMH57QYM2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HMLIZWKMTRCLU7KZLEQHELS4INXJ7X5Q/
- https://roundcube.net/download/
- https://www.alexbirnberg.com/roundcube-xss.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=978491
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.9...1.4.10
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.13
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.16
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.10
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCEU4BM5WGIDJWP6Z4PCH62ZMH57QYM2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HMLIZWKMTRCLU7KZLEQHELS4INXJ7X5Q/
- https://roundcube.net/download/
- https://www.alexbirnberg.com/roundcube-xss.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-35730
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