CVE-2002-0131: Activestate Activepython

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 6.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Activestate Activepython: any version; version 2.1 only

Published 2002-03-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.