CVE-2001-0091 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary files by exploiting an ActiveX control in Internet Explorer that renders non-HTML file types.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0091?
CVE-2001-0091 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0091?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0091?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0091 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0091 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm82-qwv7-jmg6.