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CVE-2001-0091

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allow…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • osvdb.org /7820 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6085 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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