Description
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.
References
- 20020116 Re: Serious privacy leak in Python for Windows mailing-list
- 20020115 Serious privacy leak in Python for Windows mailing-list
- 3893 vdb-entry
- activepython-activex-read-files(7910) vdb-entry