# CVE-2018-1000071: Information disclosure in n/a

> An attacker can exfiltrate GPG private keys from the Roundcube enigma plugin due to insecure file permissions.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000071, GHSA-5jgp-7xfp-x54p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000071

## What is CVE-2018-1000071?

CVE-2018-1000071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 13 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

roundcube version 1.3.4 and earlier contains an Insecure Permissions vulnerability in enigma plugin that can result in exfiltration of gpg private key. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Roundcube Webmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000071?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2018-1000071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000071 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-2018-1000071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 13 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000071 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-2018-1000071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000071/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.