CVE-2015-7611

high

Published 2016-06-07 · Modified 2023-11-08

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CVSS v3

8.1

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.1

Description

Apache James Server OS Command Injection

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

88%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-48130 remote linux verified

Metasploit · 2020-02-24

Apache James Server 2.3.2 - Insecure User Creation Arbitrary File Write (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/smtp/apache_james_exec rank 300

Apache James Server 2.3.2 Insecure User Creation Arbitrary File Write

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Maven	org.apache.james:james-server	`<2.3.2.1`	`2.3.2.1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	james_server	`2.3.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-78

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.