What is CVE-2015-2180?

CVE-2015-2180 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2015-2180?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-2180 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail

CVE-2015-2180

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.

Published 2017-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Roundcube Webmail

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96387 (vdb-entry)
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/4757 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2180?: CVE-2015-2180 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-2180?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-2180 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.