Directory traversal vulnerability in basilix.php3 in Basilix Webmail 1.0.3beta and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the request_id[DUMMY] parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1045 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.76%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20996 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-07-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 11.13% | 3.76% | -7.36% |
| 2 | 2026-02-06 | 8.58% | 11.13% | +2.55% |
| 3 | 2025-05-27 | — | 8.58% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| basilix | basilix_webmail | 1.02_beta | cpe:2.3:a:basilix:basilix_webmail:1.02_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| basilix | basilix_webmail | 1.03_beta | cpe:2.3:a:basilix:basilix_webmail:1.03_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0114.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2995 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6873 |