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MEDIUM CISA KEV

CVE-2023-5631

CVSS v3

5.4

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

76.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • roundcubeBitnamiall versions · fixed in 1.4.15

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-5631 Red Hat Product Security

    roundcube: cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in handling of SVG in HTML messages

Full record on NVD

Description

Roundcube before 1.4.15, 1.5.x before 1.5.5, and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows stored XSS via an HTML e-mail message with a crafted SVG document because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_washtml.php behavior. This could allow a remote attacker to load arbitrary JavaScript code.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-10-26
Patch Due Date
2023-11-16
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

Published
2023-10-18

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5631?

Roundcube before 1.4.15, 1.5.x before 1.5.5, and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows stored XSS via an HTML e-mail message with a crafted SVG document because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_washtml.php behavior. This could allow a remote attacker to load arbitrary JavaScript code.

Is CVE-2023-5631 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-5631 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-11-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5631?

CVE-2023-5631 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity).

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