# CVE-2000-0596: Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2000-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1398
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html

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