CVE-2001-0149
Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0149- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0149- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0149 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0149- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9ph-4v96-x6rg No score
Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p9ph-4v96-x6rg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Script Host 5.1/5.5 - 'GetObject()' File Disclosure | 2000-09-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0149 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 7, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=ntbugtraq&m=96999020527583&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/1718
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0305.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5293
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0149
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p9ph-4v96-x6rg