CVE-2020-16145 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted SVG documents in HTML emails, potentially leading to session hijacking.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-16145?

CVE-2020-16145 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Roundcube Webmail before 1.3.15 and 1.4.8 allows stored XSS in HTML messages during message display via a crafted SVG document. This issue has been fixed in 1.4.8 and 1.3.15.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16145?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including roundcube. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
roundcube BitnamiAll versions1.3.15, 1.4.8

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Roundcube Webmail.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16145?

Upgrade roundcube to a fixed version for your release line: 1.3.15 or 1.4.8.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-16145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-roundcube-2020-16145, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16145, DLA-2322-1, DSA-4744-1, GHSA-fjwm-m9vj-wvr8, MGASA-2020-0339 and 1 more.

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