CVE-2008-3886

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in dotProject 2.1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the inactive parameter in a tasks action, (2) the date parameter in a calendar day_view action, (3) the callback parameter in a public calendar action, or (4) the type parameter in a ticketsmith action.

Published: 2008-09-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3886 is rated Exploit Available (54.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3886

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3886

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 0.29% 1.07% +0.79%
2 2025-03-17 0.39% 0.29% -0.11%
3 2024-12-28 0.39%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3886

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3886

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3886

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dotproject dotproject 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:dotproject:dotproject:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3886

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