Basilix Webmail 1.02 Beta/1.03 Beta basilix.php3 request_id[DUMMY] path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Basilix Webmail 1.02 Beta/1.03 Beta. This affects an unknown function of the file basilix.php3. Such manipulation of the argument request_id[DUMMY] leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-1045. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Basilix Webmail 1.02 Beta/1.03 Beta and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file basilix.php3. The manipulation of the argument request_id[DUMMY] with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 07/06/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1045. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11072 (Basilix Webmail basilix.php3 request_id[DUMMY] Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10362 (Basilix Webmail File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6873), Exploit-DB (20996), Tenable (11072), SecurityFocus (BID 2995†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1256†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 11072
Nessus Name: Basilix Webmail basilix.php3 request_id[DUMMY] Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 11072
OpenVAS Name: Basilix Webmail Dummy Request Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16970
X-Force: 6873
SecurityFocus: 2995 - Basilix Webmail File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1256 - Basilix Webmail Directory Traversal Allows Arbitrary File Read, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 10:33
Updated: 09/30/2025 06:51
Changes: 07/07/2014 10:33 (66), 05/10/2019 09:38 (3), 12/29/2024 08:00 (27), 09/30/2025 06:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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