High
Security advisory
Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the host's filesystem, including configuration files, as exploited in the wild in November 2017. The attacker must be able to authenticate at the target system with a valid username/password as the attack requires an active session. The issue is related to file-based attachment plugins and _task=settings&_action=upload-display&_from=timezone requests.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-16651
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the host's filesystem, including configuration files, as exploited in the wild in November 2017. The attacker must be able to authenticate at the target system with a valid username/password as the attack requires an active session. The issue is related to file-based attachment plugins and _task=settings&_action=upload-display&_from=timezone requests.
osv:CVE-2017-16651
Complete source record
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"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00039.html",
"https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.1.10",
"https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.2.7",
"https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.3.3",
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"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4030",
"https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/6026"
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