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title: "CVE-2013-6172\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6172?format=md
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# CVE-2013-6172

Publication date 5 November 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| roundcube | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6172)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6172)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6172)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6172)

### Other references

* <http://roundcube.net/news/2013/10/21/security-updates-095-and-087/>
* <http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1489382>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6172>