Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2004-0293 is a directory traversal flaw in ShopCartCGI 2.3. A remote attacker may be able to read files from the server through affected CGI pages. This matters mainly for organizations still operating this legacy shopping cart software on internet-facing web servers.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy internet-facing exposure review. It is not KEV-listed in the bundle, but arbitrary file retrieval can expose credentials, configuration, or customer data if the old CGI software remains deployed.
Technical view
The CVE describes dot-dot path traversal in HTTP requests to gotopage.cgi and genindexpage.cgi in ShopCartCGI 2.3, allowing arbitrary file retrieval. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, patch status, or confirmed exploitation evidence.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy sites still running ShopCartCGI 2.3, especially if gotopage.cgi or genindexpage.cgi are reachable from the internet. The bundle does not identify broader affected versions or maintained vendor packages.
Exploitation context
The issue is remotely reachable over HTTP and publicly documented. The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Public advisories exist, but the bundle does not support claims about current exploit activity.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: ShopCartCGI 2.3, two CGI endpoints, and arbitrary file retrieval via path traversal. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or patch details are included. Avoid expanding affected scope beyond the named version and scripts.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory web servers for ShopCartCGI 2.3 deployments.
- Disable or remove gotopage.cgi and genindexpage.cgi if unused.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for supported fixes.
- Retire the legacy cart if no maintained fix exists.
- Restrict access to required CGI scripts behind controls.
- Review web logs for suspicious traversal attempts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ShopCartCGI 2.3 is deployed anywhere.
- Check whether the named CGI scripts are publicly reachable.
- Review historical web logs for dot-dot traversal patterns.
- Verify no sensitive files are exposed through the application.
- Document findings and compensating controls for legacy systems.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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File access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references file access or upload behavior, so file telemetry and web shell review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- shopcartcgi-dotdot-directory-traversal(14982)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- 9670CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
- http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=3962/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 20040217 ZH2004-06SA (security advisory): ShopCartCGI v2.3 RemoteCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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CWE details
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