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CVE-2023-5631

Roundcube before 1.4.15, 1.5.x before 1.5.5, and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows stored XSS via an HTML e-mail message with a crafted SVG document because of program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_washtml.php behavior. This could allow a remote attacker to load arbitrary JavaScript code.

CVSS 6.1 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.1: +0.91
  • Fresh EPSS: 76.34%: +0.38

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

TechRepublic
Press · 25 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Attackers Target Unpatched Roundcube Servers With CVE-2026-48842 - TechRepublic
Dark Reading
Press · 10 Jun 2025, 07:00 · PoC Code Escalates Roundcube Vuln Threat - Dark Reading
Field Effect
Press · 22 Oct 2024, 07:00 · Roundcube Webmail flaw actively exploited - Field Effect
Help Net Security
Press · 07 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Roundcube flaws allow easy email account compromise (CVE-2024-42009, CVE-2024-42008) - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 12 Feb 2024, 08:00 · CISA: Roundcube email server bug now exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
See all 11 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 17 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Google: Hackers exploited Zimbra zero-day in attacks on govt orgs - BleepingComputer
blog.google
Press · 16 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Zimbra 0-day used to target international government organizations - blog.google
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 27 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Roundcube zero-day exploited in attacks on European governments – Week in security with Tony Anscombe - WeLiveSecurity
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 25 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Espionage group uses webmail server zero-day to target European governments - The Record from Recorded Future News
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 25 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers - WeLiveSecurity
Help Net Security
Press · 25 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Roundcube webmail zero-day exploited to spy on government entities (CVE-2023-5631) - Help Net Security

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.1; EPSS 76.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:03.682951+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
18 Oct 2023, 14:51
First press mention
25 Oct 2023, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
26 Oct 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
25 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59