Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2004-2172

Q: Is CVE-2004-2172 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2004-2172 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2172?

CVE-2004-2172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2004-12-31
Fixed in2.53
WeaknessCWE-326

Am I affected?

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Description

EarlyImpact ProductCart uses a weak encryption scheme to encrypt passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain the password via a chosen plaintext attack.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2004-12-3105:00CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2004-2172?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2004-2172?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Netsourcecommerce productcart

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.53	< 2.53	2.53	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Netsourcecommerce productcart to 2.53

Advisories and patches

archives.neohapsis.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.comVendor Advisory
www.s-quadra.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.comVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.comPatch

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: EDB-23702
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-326read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.8 %2026-10-22
Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published: 2004-12-31
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2172?

EarlyImpact ProductCart uses a weak encryption scheme to encrypt passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain the password via a chosen plaintext attack.

Is CVE-2004-2172 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2004-2172 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2172?

CVE-2004-2172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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