CVE-2012-5702
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote...
CVE-2012-5702 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Dotproject, published October 21, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) callback parameter in a color_selector action, (2) field parameter in a date_format action, or (3) company_name parameter in an addedit action to index.php. NOTE: the date parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2008-3886.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) callback parameter in a color_selector action, (2) field parameter in a date_format action, or (3) company_name parameter in an addedit action to index.php. NOTE: the date parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2008-3886.
- Record
CVE-2012-5702- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) callback parameter in a color_selector action, (2) field parameter in a date_format action, or (3) company_name parameter in an addedit action to index.php. NOTE: the date parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2008-3886.
- Record
CVE-2012-5702- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5585 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) callback parameter in a color_selector action, (2) field parameter in a date_format action, or (3) company_name parameter in an addedit action to index.php. NOTE: the date parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2008-3886.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5585- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-384j-3c7v-xh2f No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) callback parameter in a color_selector action, (2) field parameter in a date_format action, or (3) company_name parameter in an addedit action to index.php. NOTE: the date parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2008-3886.
- Record
GHSA-384j-3c7v-xh2f- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | dotProject 2.1.x - 'index.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-11-21 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
osvdb.org/87627
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23124
securityfocus.com/bid/56624
sourceforge.net/projects/dotproject/files/dotproject/dotProject%20Version%202.1.7
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80216
secunia.com/advisories/51332
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5702
github.com/advisories/GHSA-384j-3c7v-xh2f