CVE-2015-7611

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 68.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Apache James Server: 2.3.2

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_3
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_3

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