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CVE-2011-1491

The login form in Roundcube Webmail before 0.5.1 does not properly handle a correctly authenticated but unintended login attempt, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by arranging for a victim to login to the attacker's account and then compose an e-mail message, related to a "login CSRF" issue.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1491 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from roundcube organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-04-08T15:17:28.400

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	roundcube	webmail	≤ 0.5	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.1.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.2	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.2	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.2	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.2.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.3	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.3	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.3	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.3.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.4	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.4	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.4.1	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.4.2	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.5	Yes
Application	roundcube	webmail	0.5	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/3 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/4 Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/04/50 Patch ([email protected])
http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/4490 Patch ([email protected])
http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/Changelog ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66815 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/4 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/04/50 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/4490 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/Changelog (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66815 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For roundcube's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.