CVE-2025-68461

Published Dec 18, 2025

Last updated 3 months ago

Exploit known CVSS high 7.2

web application

Server

SMTP

Roundcube Webmail

XSS

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-68461 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Roundcube Webmail versions before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12. The vulnerability is caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically through the `animate` tag in SVG documents. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in the victim's browser when viewing crafted SVG content within the webmail interface. The vulnerability can be exploited over a network without requiring any privileges or user interaction.

Description: Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the animate tag in an SVG document.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: webmail

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.1
Impact score: 2.7
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: RoundCube Webmail Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Feb 20, 2026
Exploit action due: Mar 13, 2026
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

cve@mitre.org: CWE-79
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "72BDB5DF-B892-4EB7-B953-BCF6571CFE33",
            "versionEndExcluding": "1.5.12",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "2E7809A5-BC6E-47F6-8175-261C417A1648",
            "versionEndExcluding": "1.6.12",
            "versionStartIncluding": "1.6.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.