CVE-2000-0252: The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to execute commands via a shell metachara

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2000-0252 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting dansie shopping cart. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to execute commands via a shell metacharacters in a form variable.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.2% (top 18%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2000-04-11
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: craig dansie

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2000-04-11 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 21:51 UTCUpdated Record last modified

craig dansie dansie shopping cart DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.0.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.0.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy dansie-shopping-cart || rpm -q dansie-shopping-cart || dansie-shopping-cart --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.0.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison dansie-shopping-cart sudo apt install dansie-shopping-cart=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0.4> sudo apt-mark hold dansie-shopping-cart

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list dansie-shopping-cart sudo dnf downgrade dansie-shopping-cart-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0.4> sudo dnf versionlock add dansie-shopping-cart

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2000-0252?

dansie shopping cart: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2000-0252 being exploited?

CVE-2000-0252 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2000-0252 affect?

CVE-2000-0252 affects dansie shopping cart. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to execute commands via a shell metacharacters in a form variable.

How urgent is CVE-2000-0252?

Priority 43/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2005-2217 MEDIUM 5.0 MITIGATE Dansie Shopping Cart stores the vars.dat file under the web root with insufficient access control, which might
CVE-2000-0254 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to obtain the shopping cart database and
CVE-2000-0253 HIGH 10.0 DOWNGRADE The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to modify sensitive purchase information

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