CVE-2001-1281

Web Messaging Server for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change information for other users by modifying the olduser parameter in the "Change User Information" web form.

Published: 2001-10-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1281 is rated Moderate Risk (50.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.38%). EPSS rose +2.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1281

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 0.06% 2.38% +2.31%
2 2025-11-23 0.22% 0.06% -0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1281

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1281

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