CVE-2000-0201 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does n)
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0201 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-03-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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