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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/7820
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085
Scores
EPSS
0.0549
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/internet_explorer
4.0
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
Published
Feb 16, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026