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CVE-2001-1285

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows...

5.0 Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to access the mailboxes of other users via a .. (dot dot) in the mbx parameter.

Exploit likelihood

2.66%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to access the mailboxes of other users via a .. (dot dot) in the mbx parameter.

Record
CVE-2001-1285
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to access the mailboxes of other users via a .. (dot dot) in the mbx parameter.

Record
CVE-2001-1285
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1266 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to access the mailboxes of other users via a .. (dot dot) in the mbx parameter.

Record
EUVD-2001-1266
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-467q-3hm4-4mph No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows...

Directory traversal vulnerability in readmail.cgi for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to access the mailboxes of other users via a .. (dot dot) in the mbx parameter.

Record
GHSA-467q-3hm4-4mph
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-1285 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ipswitch Imail, published October 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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