CVE-2018-16736 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In the rcfilters plugin 2.1.6 for Roundcube, XSS exists via the _whatfilter and _messages parameters (in the Filters section of the settings).

Published: 2018-09-09

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 2.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rcfilters_project:rcfilters:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:roundcube:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8536	In the rcfilters plugin 2.1.6 for Roundcube, XSS exists via the _whatfilter and _messages parameters (in the Filters section of the settings).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02602.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/eagle00789/RC_Filters/issues/19
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/6437
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45437/

History

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Subscriptions

Rcfilters Project Rcfilters

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-09T12:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:53.888Z

Reserved: 2018-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16736

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-09T12:29:00.227

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:44.490

Link: CVE-2018-16736

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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