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 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/7820
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085
http://www.osvdb.org/7820
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2001-02-16 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2001-0091

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0091

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0091

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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