CVE-2020-12625

MEDIUM

Roundcube Webmail < 1.4.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML Message CDATA

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-12625. PoCs published by mbadanoiu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a writeup and proof-of-concept details for CVE-2020-12625, an XSS vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail. The vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution via a malicious HTML attachment leveraging the CDATA XML element.

Description

An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4. There is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in rcube_washtml.php because JavaScript code can occur in the CDATA of an HTML message.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by mbadanoiu · poc
https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2020-12625

This repository provides a writeup and proof-of-concept details for CVE-2020-12625, an XSS vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail. The vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution via a malicious HTML attachment leveraging the CDATA XML element.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Roundcube Webmail versions before 1.4.4, 1.3.11, and 1.2.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious email in Roundcube Webmail
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.3...1.4.4
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4674
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-41
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00083.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0278
EPSS Percentile 84.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
opensuse/backports_sle 15.0 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
opensuse/leap 15.1
opensuse/leap 15.2
roundcube/webmail < 1.4.4
Published May 04, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026