CVE-2013-6172

steps/utils/save_pref.inc in Roundcube webmail before 0.8.7 and 0.9.x before 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to modify configuration settings via the _session parameter, which can be leveraged to read arbitrary files, conduct SQL injection attacks, and execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2013-11-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-6172 is rated Moderate Risk (61.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.87%). EPSS rose +1.76% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6172

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.11% 2.87% +1.76%
2 2025-03-30 2.27% 1.11% -1.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.27% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6172

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6172

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-6172 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (roundcube), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6172
gentoo high CVE-2013-6172: 1 GLSA(s) (201402-15), 1 atom(s) (mail-client/roundcube); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-6172
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-6172 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (roundcube), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 6, ignored 5, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
roundcube webmail <= 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:20050811:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:20050820:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:20051007:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:20051021:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.3:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6172

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