ubuntu-cve-2020-12640
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-05-04 15:15
Modified
2025-07-16 04:55
Summary
Details

Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to include local files and execute code via directory traversal in a plugin name to rcube_plugin_api.php.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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            "binary_version": "1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm2"
          },
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          },
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          },
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          },
          {
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          },
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            "binary_name": "roundcube-sqlite3",
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          }
        ]
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        "1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
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          }
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        "name": "roundcube",
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        "1.3.6+dfsg.1-1",
        "1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
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    },
    {
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            "binary_version": "1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-core",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "roundcube-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
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          },
          {
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          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "roundcube",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube@1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
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            }
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        "1.3.10+dfsg.1-1",
        "1.4.1+dfsg.1-2",
        "1.4.2+dfsg.1-1",
        "1.4.2+dfsg.1-2",
        "1.4.3+dfsg.1-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to include local files and execute code via directory traversal in a plugin name to rcube_plugin_api.php.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12640",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:55:47Z",
  "published": "2020-05-04T15:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12640"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/814eadb699e8576ce3a78f21e95bf69a7c7b3794"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://roundcube.net/news/2020/04/29/security-updates-1.4.4-1.3.11-and-1.2.10"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.3...1.4.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.4"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5182-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12640"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5182-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-12640"
  ]
}



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