USN-8097-1: Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 March 2026

Overview

Roundcube Webmail could be made to run arbitrary code via cross-site scripting.


Packages

  • roundcube - skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers - metapack

Details

It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize the
animate tag within SVG documents. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack.

It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize the
animate tag within SVG documents. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 LTS noble roundcube-core –  1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2  
22.04 LTS jammy roundcube-core –  1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm5  
20.04 LTS focal roundcube-core –  1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6  
roundcube-plugins –  1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6  
18.04 LTS bionic roundcube-core –  1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6  
roundcube-plugins –  1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6  

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