Findings

CVE-2020-13965

Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published Jun 8, 2020 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · roundcube webmail

An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.3.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5. There is XSS via a malicious XML attachment because text/xml is among the allowed types for a preview.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 8, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.3.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5. There is XSS via a malicious XML attachment because text/xml is among the allowed types for a preview.

  2. Jun 26, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Jul 17, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.3.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5. There is XSS via a malicious XML attachment because text/xml is among the allowed types for a preview.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date Jul 17, 2024

Affected

  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux9.0
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora31
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora32
  • cpe roundcube/webmailversion unspecified
  • vendor Roundcube Webmailversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-13965

    Roundcube Webmail contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to manipulate data via a malicious XML attachment.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13965

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-13965

    30-day exploitation probability 76.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13965

    An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.3.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5. There is XSS via a malicious XML attachment because text/xml is among the allowed types for a preview.

    nvd.nist.gov

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