In Roundcube from versions 1.2.0 to 1.3.5, with the archive plugin enabled and configured, it's possible to exploit the unsanitized, user-controlled "_uid" parameter (in an archive.php _task=mail&_mbox=INBOX&_action=plugin.move2archive request) to perform an MX (IMAP) injection attack by placing an IMAP command after a %0d%0a sequence. NOTE: this is less easily exploitable in 1.3.4 and later because of a Same Origin Policy protection mechanism.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8132-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize

    certain HTML elements within the e-mail body. An attacker could possibly

    use this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack. This issue was only

    addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4068, CVE-2016-4069)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle certain

    configuration parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

    execute arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

    (CVE-2016-9920)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize CSS styles

    within SVG documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

    a cross-site scripting attack. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-6820)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly restrict exec call in

    certain drivers of the password plugin. An authenticated user could possibly

    use this issue to perform arbitrary password resets. This issue was only addressed in

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-8114)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly set file permissions within

    the Enigma plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate GPG private

    keys via network connectivity. (CVE-2018-1000071)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle GnuPG MDC

    integrity-protection warnings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain

    sensitive information from encrypted communications. (CVE-2018-19205)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize <svg> and <style> tags within HTML     attachments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

    cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2018-19206)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle partially encrypted multipart messages.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

    leaking of the plaintext of encrypted messages via an email reply. (CVE-2019-10740)

    It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize a certain parameter

    within the archive plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an

    IMAP injection attack. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-9846)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Upstream announcement :

**Version 1.3.6**

This is a security update to the stable version 1.3. It primarily fixes a recently discovered IMAP command injection vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation within the archive plugin.
Details about the vulnerability are published under CVE-2018-9846.

Additionally, we back-ported some minor fixes from the master branch which improve PHP 7.2 compatibility as well as PGP signing and key handling for those who use the Enigma plugin. See the complete changelog below.

We strongly recommend to update all productive installations of Roundcube. Please do backup your data before updating!

**CHANGELOG**

  - Fix parsing date strings (e.g. from a Date: mail header)     with comments (#6216)

  - Fix PHP 7.2: count(): Parameter must be an array in     enchant-based spellchecker (#6234)

  - Fix possible IMAP command injection and type juggling     vulnerabilities (#6229)

  - Enigma: Fix key selection for signing

  - Enigma: Enable keypair generation on Internet Explorer     11

  - Fix check_request() bypass in places using get_uids()     [CVE-2018-9846] (#6238)

  - Fix bug where usernames without domain part could be     malformed or converted to lower-case on logon (#6224)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Andrea Basile discovered that the 'archive' plugin in roundcube, a skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers, does not properly sanitize a user-controlled parameter, allowing a remote attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands and perform malicious actions.

Upstream reports :

This update primarily fixes a recently discovered IMAP-cmd-injection vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation within the archive plugin. Details about the vulnerability are published under CVE-2018-9846.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
304432	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities (USN-8132-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
120762	Fedora 28 : roundcubemail (2018-c279b3696f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
109410	Debian DSA-4181-1 : roundcube - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
109227	Fedora 26 : roundcubemail (2018-f6dc921a19)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
109222	Fedora 27 : roundcubemail (2018-57fbdb1cb5)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
109052	FreeBSD : roundcube -- IMAP command injection vulnerability (48894ca9-3e6f-11e8-92f0-f0def167eeea)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high

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