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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5701 · published 20 October 2014

CVE-2012-5701: Dotproject sql injection vulnerability

Dotproject · Dotproject

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search_string or (2) where parameter in a contacts action, (3) dept_id parameter in a departments action, (4) project_id[] parameter in a project action, or (5) company_id parameter in a system action to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.68% · top 49.5% CWE-89 · SQL injectionCWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
0.68%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in dotProject before 2.1.7 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search_string or (2) where parameter in a contacts action, (3) dept_id parameter in a departments action, (4) project_id[] parameter in a project action, or (5) company_id parameter in a system action to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/87625
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118274/dotProject-2.1.6-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotproject/files/dotproject/dotProject%20Version%202.1.7/ PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56624 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80223
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23124 Exploit
http://osvdb.org/87625
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118274/dotProject-2.1.6-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotproject/files/dotproject/dotProject%20Version%202.1.7/ PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56624 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80223
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23124 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5701), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.