CVE-2000-0253: The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to modify sensitive purchase information

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HIGH 10.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2000-0253 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) 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 modify sensitive purchase information via hidden form fields.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	10.0 (High)
EPSS exploit chance	2.5% (top 15%)
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-2000-0253?

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

Is CVE-2000-0253 being exploited?

CVE-2000-0253 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-2000-0253 affect?

CVE-2000-0253 affects dansie shopping cart. Severity is high (CVSS 10.0). The dansie shopping cart application cart.pl allows remote attackers to modify sensitive purchase information via hidden form fields.

How urgent is CVE-2000-0253?

Priority 61/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference

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