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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Incorrect resource transfer between spheres
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| Impact | The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) indicates a network-accessible vulnerability requiring no privileges or user interaction, but with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability damage. The moderate CVSS score of 5.3 reflects this limited scope. From a real-world risk perspective, this is a practical concern for Roundcube deployments because: (1) email-based attacks are common and do not require special attacker capabilities, (2) the no-authentication and no-user-interaction requirements mean any email sender can exploit it, and (3) information disclosure through tracking pixel bypass could expose user behavior patterns to threat actors. However, the vulnerability does not enable remote code execution, account takeover, or denial of service, limiting its criticality. The access-control-bypass and information-disclosure impacts align with the CWE-669 classification and represent the primary real-world concern for privacy-conscious deployments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker sends a specially crafted HTML email to a Roundcube Webmail user containing an SVG element with animate attributes designed to fetch a remote tracking image or script. When the recipient opens the email, Roundcube's image blocking feature fails to recognize the SVG animate construct as a remote resource request, allowing the embedded SVG animation to execute and contact the attacker's server. This reveals the recipient's email open event and IP address, bypassing the intended privacy protection that remote image blocking provides. No complex attack prerequisites or user interaction beyond opening the email is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 03, 2026
Roundcube Webmail before versions 1.5.14 and 1.6.14 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass the remote image blocking feature via SVG content containing animate attributes in email messages, leading to information disclosure or access control bypass. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (moderate severity) with low attack complexity and no authentication required, though the confidentiality impact is limited.
RemediationAI
Organizations must upgrade Roundcube Webmail to version 1.5.14, 1.6.14, or later to remediate the vulnerability. Vendor-released patches are available as follows: version 1.5.14 (commit 1a63e01542bff42aaa71c00c4c279a09ef31f20c), version 1.6.14 (commit 39471343ee081ce1d31696c456a2c163462daae3), and version 1.7-rc5 (commit 82ab5eca7b332fce7a174b2b987f0957a66377cd). Administrators should apply the patch corresponding to their current version branch to restore proper SVG content filtering in the email display pipeline. See the official Roundcube security advisory at https://roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14 for detailed upgrade instructions and release notes.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Roundcube Webmail implements a remote image blocking feature to prevent tracking and protect user privacy when displaying HTML emails. The vulnerability exists in the image filtering mechanism, which fails to properly sanitize SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) elements that contain animate attributes. SVG is an XML-based vector image format that can embed JavaScript-like behavior through animation directives, allowing attackers to circumvent content security controls. The root cause is classified under CWE-669 (Improper Access Control), indicating the filtering logic does not adequately enforce its intended security policy for all vector graphic formats. The vulnerability affects Roundcube Webmail versions before 1.5.14 (all 1.5.x versions) and before 1.6.14 (all 1.6.x versions up to 1.6.13), as identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
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2DescriptionCVE.org
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. The remote image blocking feature can be bypassed via SVG content (with animate attributes) in an e-mail message. This may lead to information disclosure or access-control bypass.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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