# CVE-2012-5702: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/87627
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23124
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56624
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotproject/files/dotproject/dotProject%20Version%202.1.7/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51332
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38043

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