CVE-2002-0131

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3893

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7910.php

http://marc.info/?t=101113015900001&r=1&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-03-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00908