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CVE-2013-1904


Absolute path traversal vulnerability in steps/mail/sendmail.inc in Roundcube Webmail before 0.7.3 and 0.8.x before 0.8.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the _value parameter for the generic_message_footer setting in a save-perf action to index.php, as exploited in the wild in March 2013.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-1904 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from roundcube organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, 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

2014-02-08T00:55:05.957

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application roundcube webmail ≤ 0.7.2 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 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 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.2.1 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.2.2 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.3 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
Application roundcube webmail 0.5 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.5.1 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.5.2 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.5.3 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.5.4 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.6 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.7 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.7.1 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.0 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.1 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.2 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.3 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.4 Yes
Application roundcube webmail 0.8.5 Yes

References

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.