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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1408 · published 5 July 2001

CVE-2001-1408: Cobalt qube vulnerability

Cobalt · Qube

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.1% · top 5.4%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0092.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0245.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6805
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0092.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0245.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6805

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1408), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.