CVE-2015-2180

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to...

8.8 HighFix available

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.71%Up 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: CVE-2015-2180
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: CVE-2015-2180
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-2287 No score

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: EUVD-2015-2287
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp2w-q4f4-jq5w 8.8

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to...

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: GHSA-hp2w-q4f4-jq5w
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: CVE-2015-2180
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-2180 8.8

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2180
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-2180 8.8

The DBMail driver in the Password plugin in Roundcube before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2180
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2015-0400 No score

Updated roundcubemail package fixes security vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues in the DBMail driver for the password plugin, including buffer overflows (CVE-2015-2181) and the ability for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands as root (CVE-2015-2180).

An authenticated user can download arbitrary files from the web server that the web server process has read access to, by uploading a vCard with a specially crafted POST (CVE-2015-5382).

The roundcubemail package has been updated to version 1.0.6, fixing these issues and several other bugs, however the installer is currently known to be broken.

Record: MGASA-2015-0400
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

roundcube webmail

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`roundcube` Debian:12	before 1.1.1+dfsg.1-2	1.1.1+dfsg.1-2
`roundcube` Debian:13	before 1.1.1+dfsg.1-2	1.1.1+dfsg.1-2
`roundcube` Debian:14	before 1.1.1+dfsg.1-2	1.1.1+dfsg.1-2
`roundcubemail` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.0.6-1.1.mga5	1.0.6-1.1.mga5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2180 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Roundcube Webmail, published October 14, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.71%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in roundcube 1.1.1+dfsg.1-2.

References

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