CVE-2015-7611
Apache James Server OS Command Injection
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-7611- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-7611- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3577 No score
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3577- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgvf-22vv-83h5
Apache James Server OS Command Injection
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-cgvf-22vv-83h5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cgvf-22vv-83h5
Apache James Server OS Command Injection
Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-cgvf-22vv-83h5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.james:james-serverMaven |
before 2.3.2.1 | 2.3.2.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apache James Server 2.3.2 - Insecure User Creation Arbitrary File Write (Metasploit) | 2020-02-24 |
| Metasploit | Apache James Server 2.3.2 Insecure User Creation Arbitrary File Write | 2015-10-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7611 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Apache James Server, published June 7, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.james:james-server 2.3.2.1.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536575/100/0/threaded
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/2
packetstormsecurity.com/files/133798/Apache-James-Server-2.3.2-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
blogs.apache.org/james/entry/apache_james_server_2_3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7611
web.archive.org/web/20201207092339/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536575/100/0/threaded
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cgvf-22vv-83h5