CVE-2024-42010VulnerabilityPublished 5 Aug 2024Updated 30 Apr 2026

Roundcube · mod_css_styles

Affects roundcubeSource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2024-42010· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8 : patch roundcube soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:17 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8, 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8, 1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8 +2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Patches and advisories

ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8223-1 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSroundcube`pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble`Other threats	Affected <1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3	Fixed in 1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSroundcube`pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy`Other threats	Affected <1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6	Fixed in 1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSroundcube`pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal`Other threats	Affected <1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8	Fixed in 1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSroundcube`pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic`Other threats	Affected <1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8	Fixed in 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSroundcube`pkg:deb/ubuntu/roundcube?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial`Other threats	Affected <1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8	Fixed in 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8

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AI-suggested

A fix is available and users should update Roundcube Webmail to the patched versions listed by the vendor. Ubuntu provides fixes via Ubuntu Pro and Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) packages for affected releases. Applying the official updates will remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.

Description

A vulnerability in the mod_css_styles component of Roundcube Webmail through versions 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows insufficient filtering of CSS token sequences in rendered email messages. This flaw enables a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The issue has been assigned CVE-2024-42010 and is rated with a high severity CVSS score of 7.5. Fixes have been released in multiple patched versions of Roundcube.

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