CVE-2001-0149

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
40.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: June 2, 2001 (9112 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 archives.neohapsis.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com