CVE-2001-1408

Cobalt Qube WebMail 2.0.1 - Directory Traversal via Mailbox Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1408. PoCs published by kf.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Cobalt Qube's webmail implementation. By crafting a malformed HTTP request, an attacker can read sensitive files such as /etc/passwd.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by kf · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20995

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Cobalt Qube's webmail implementation. By crafting a malformed HTTP request, an attacker can read sensitive files such as /etc/passwd.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cobalt Qube (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Cobalt Qube webmail interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0092.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6805
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0245.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0810
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
cobalt/qube 3.0
cobalt/webmail 2.0.1
Published Jul 05, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026