CVE-2002-0131

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2002-0131 · Published 25/03/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-0131 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting activepython (activestate).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 6.6%, higher than 93.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
activepython activestate	`= 2.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

marc.info
iss.net/security_center/static/7910.php · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/250814
securityfocus.com/bid/3893

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