CVE-2001-0149 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 40.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40661.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0305.html
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=96999020527583&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1718
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5293

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.442Z

Reserved: 2001-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0149

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0149

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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