CVE-2001-0091

Published: Feb 16, 2001Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

Microsoft

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5

References (6)

http://www.osvdb.org/7820

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/7820

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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