Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0131

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.

Affected products

Activestate/Activepython2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activepython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activepython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activepython:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/7910.phpnvdVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3893nvd

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