Check Point Advisories

Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-42009)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0820
Date Published:	7 Oct 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 04 August, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-42009
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Roundcube Webmail prior to v1.5.8 Roundcube Webmail v1.6.0 and later, prior to v1.6.8
Vulnerability Description	A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Roundcube Webmail. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-42009) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Roundcube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-42009)