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CVE-2001-1408

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmsg.php in WebMail 2.0.1 in Cobalt Qube 3 allows remote attackers to read arbit

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmsg.php in WebMail 2.0.1 in Cobalt Qube 3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the mailbox parameter.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.03779
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Affected Products & Versions

2
cobalt qubeall versions
cobalt webmailall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
webappsCobalt Qube Webmail 1.0 - Directory Traversalverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP readmsg.php accessweb-application-activity
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD05 Jul 2001 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0092.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0245.htmlVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6805
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