Cookie Cart stores the password file under the web document root with insufficient access…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cookie Cart stores the password file under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain usernames and encrypted passwords via a direct request to passwd.txt.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01531 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:metro_marketing:cookie_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Metro Marketing |
- cpe:2.3:a:metro_marketing:cookie_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Metro Marketing
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8qq-gpgj-x8fx
References
More Metro Marketing Cookie Cart vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01639 Cookie Cart allows remote attackers to read the Order Notification list via the testmycgi… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-1733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8qq-gpgj-x8fx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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