PT-2020-13179 · Roundcube+4 · Roundcube Webmail+4

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CVE-2020-12640

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Published

2019-10-03

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Updated

2025-06-23

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Roundcube Webmail versions prior to 1.4.4
Description The issue allows attackers to include local files and execute code via directory traversal in a plugin name to "rcube plugin api.php". This can be exploited by providing a malicious plugin name, potentially leading to code execution.
Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.4, update to version 1.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "rcube plugin api.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Path traversal

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2818
ALT-PU-2019-2946
ALT-PU-2019-3109
ALT-PU-2020-1898
ALT-PU-2020-2097
ALT-PU-2020-2319
ALT-PU-2020-2367
ALT-PU-2020-2518
ALT-PU-2020-2554
ALT-PU-2020-3561
ALT-PU-2020-3566
ALT-PU-2021-3558
ALT-PU-2022-1073
ALT-PU-2025-1825
ALT-PU-2025-8283
BIT-ROUNDCUBE-2020-12640
CVE-2020-12640
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1516-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1516-1
USN-5182-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Roundcube Webmail
Suse
Ubuntu