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CVE-2023-5631 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Roundcube Webmail vulnerability

Roundcube Webmail contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code in user browsers.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

A persistent XSS flaw in Roundcube Webmail enables attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in victim browsers. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild with high EPSS score, posing significant risk to webmail users and administrators.

CISA KEV Yes · 2023-10-263EPSS 0.70879 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
8 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-26).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.70879 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Roundcube, Webmail. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) — weakness family: Web / client.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I craft a malicious payload and inject it into Roundcube Webmail through user-controllable input that persists in the application.
Business
Webmail users are exposed to arbitrary JavaScript execution within their trusted application context.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I deliver the persistent XSS payload to victims through normal webmail usage, where it executes automatically when they view affected content.
Business
User sessions, credentials, and email data become vulnerable to theft or manipulation without additional user interaction.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I use the executed JavaScript to steal session tokens, harvest credentials, or redirect users to phishing pages.
Business
Organizational email systems and user accounts face compromise, enabling lateral movement and data exfiltration.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 8 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Catalogued by ESET (CNA)
  • Named finder/reporter credit (CVE.org)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • Disclosure & credit2