Background exploitation KEV catalog
CVE-2017-16651

Roundcube Webmail File Disclosure Vulnerability

Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the host's filesystem, including configuration files, as exploited in the wild in November 2017. The attacker must…

CheckOps priority index
6.3/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity7.8
Probability4.6
Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 45.7% higher than 98.8% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,826 days 03 Nov 2021
CISA due date 03 May 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)03 Nov 2021
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Nov 2021
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %45.7%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the host's filesystem, including configuration files, as exploited in the wild in November 2017. The attacker must be able to authenticate at the target system with a valid username/password as the attack requires an active session. The issue is related to file-based attachment plugins and _task=settings&_action=upload-display&_from=timezone requests.

Affected products

Roundcube Webmail
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 45.7%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2025-68461RoundCube Webmail Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
    6.1 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-49113RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
    8.7 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-42009RoundCube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
    8.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-37383RoundCube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
    7.1 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2020-13965Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
    7.2 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-43770Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
    6.7 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities