# CVE-2013-1904: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the server by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the mail footer settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1904, GHSA-xhjq-9gfc-7x74

## What is CVE-2013-1904?

CVE-2013-1904 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 8 Feb 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1904?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Roundcube Webmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1904?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-1904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail

- [CVE-2024-42009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42009/): RoundCube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-68461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68461/): RoundCube Webmail Cross-site Scripting (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2008-5619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5619/): PHPMailer susceptible to arbitrary code execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37385/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42008/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1904 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 8 Feb 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Roundcube Webmail. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1904/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1904

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1904/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.