Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in program/lib/washtml.php in Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using "javascript:" in an href attribute in the body of an HTML-formatted email.
CVE-2012-3508
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 25, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (14)
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50279
- secalert@redhathttp://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=139281&id=309011
- secalert@redhathttp://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1488613
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/2
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/9
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securelist.com/en/advisories/50279
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/5ef8e4ad9d3ee8689d2b83750aa65395b7cd59ee
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50279
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=139281&id=309011
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1488613
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/9
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securelist.com/en/advisories/50279
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/5ef8e4ad9d3ee8689d2b83750aa65395b7cd59ee
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-20549✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 16, 2012
Roundcube Webmail 0.8.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
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