CVE-2003-0523

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in msg.asp for certain versions of ProductCart allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via the message parameter.

Published: 2003-08-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0523 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0523

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22866 exploit_db edb 2003-07-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.30% 0.40% +0.10%
2 2025-03-29 0.40% 0.30% -0.10%
3 2025-03-17 0.40%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
early_impact productcart 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6b cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6b001 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6b001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6b002 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6b002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6b003 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6b003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6br cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6br:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6br001 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6br001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6br003 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6br003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.5002 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.5003 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.5003r cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.5003r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.5004 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.5004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6002 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 1.6003 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:1.6003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 2 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
early_impact productcart 2br000 cpe:2.3:a:early_impact:productcart:2br000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0523

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