CVE-2002-0131
ActivePython ActiveX control for Python in the AXScript package, when used in Internet Explorer,...
CVE-2002-0131 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Activestate Activepython, published March 15, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.57%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0131- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0131 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0131- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8w7-8vj5-pjjm No score
ActivePython ActiveX control for Python in the AXScript package, when used in Internet Explorer,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v8w7-8vj5-pjjm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |