Vulnerability in Activestate Activepython
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.066 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.066 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Activestate Activepython — versions 2.1
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814 (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3893 (vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7910.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)