CVE-2012-5702 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 21 Oct 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in dotProject, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-5702?

CVE-2012-5702 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dotproject Dotproject.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2012-5702 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5702 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-384j-3c7v-xh2f.