# Roundcube Webmail: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CVE-2023-5631) · pwn.watch

> Roundcube Webmail contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to run malicious JavaScript code. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-26.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/roundcube-webmail-cve-2023-5631 · generated 2026-10-23T01:56:39.502Z

## Status
- Severity: medium · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Roundcube Webmail
- Started: 2023-10-26 · closed: 2023-10-26
- CVEs: CVE-2023-5631
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/roundcube-webmail-cve-2023-5631/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/roundcube-webmail-cve-2023-5631.json
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## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-10-26: CISA added CVE-2023-5631 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-16).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Roundcube Webmail: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CVE-2023-5631)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/roundcube-webmail-cve-2023-5631 · status: closed (closed Oct 26, 2023) · severity: medium · updated Oct 26, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Roundcube Webmail contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to run malicious JavaScript code. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-26.

Severity detail: CVSS 5.4 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Roundcube Webmail
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-5631

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Oct 26, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-5631 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-16).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: Roundcube Webmail](https://roundcube.net/news/2023/10/16/security-update-1.6.4-released, https://roundcube.net/news/2023/10/16/security-updates-1.5.5-and-1.4.15) (Roundcube)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-5631](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5631) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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