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CVE-2001-1285: ipswitch imail

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 03-05-2002Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-1285 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in ipswitch imail. EPSS estimates a 2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.66% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ipswitch1 product
  • imail6.0.2 | 6.0.6 | 7.0.4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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