CVE-2008-3887

Exp

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in index.php in dotProject 2.1.2 allow (1) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the tab parameter in a projects action, and (2) remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user_id parameter in a viewuser action.

Published: 2008-09-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3887 is rated Exploit Available (59.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3887

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3887

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 0.37% 0.93% +0.56%
2 2025-03-17 0.16% 0.37% +0.21%
3 2024-09-08 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3887

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3887

Comment: http://secunia.com/advisories/31681: "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows e.g. retrieval of administrator usernames and password hashes, but requires valid user credentials." "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires valid administrator credentials."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3887

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

References for CVE-2008-3887

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