CVE-2015-7611
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 68.60% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 February 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- apache/james server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 68.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133798/Apache-James-Server-2.3.2-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156463/Apache-James-Server-2.3.2-Insecure-User-Creation-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/30/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536575/100/0/threaded
- https://blogs.apache.org/james/entry/apache_james_server_2_3Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133798/Apache-James-Server-2.3.2-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156463/Apache-James-Server-2.3.2-Insecure-User-Creation-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/30/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536575/100/0/threaded
- https://blogs.apache.org/james/entry/apache_james_server_2_3Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.