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CVE-2002-0131

ActivePython ActiveX control for Python in the AXScript package, when used in Internet Explorer, does not prevent a script from reading files from the client's filesystem, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a malicious web page containing Python script.

Published

2002-03-25T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	activestate	activepython	*	Yes
Application	activestate	activepython	2.1	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?t=101113015900001&r=1&w=2 ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7910.php Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3893 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?t=101113015900001&r=1&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7910.php Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3893 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)