CVE-2000-0596

high

Description

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1398

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-06-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.2477