index.php in dotProject 0.2.1.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a cookie or URL with the user_cookie parameter set to 1.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1428 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.51%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21661 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-07-29 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 5.31% | 5.51% | +0.20% |
| 2 | 2026-02-13 | 2.69% | 5.31% | +2.62% |
| 3 | 2026-02-04 | — | 2.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (32 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dotproject | dotproject | 0.2.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dotproject:dotproject:0.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0366.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9720.php | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5347 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |