CVE-2007-5486

Published: Oct 16, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264

NVD MITRE

6.4CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

dotProject before 2.1 does not properly check privileges when invoking the Companies module, which allows remote attackers to access this module via a crafted URL. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

dotproject dotproject

On-prem

Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware

n/a n/a

dotprojectoss-projectEnterprise Softwareaka dotproject

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.dotproject.net/view.php?id=1910

bugs.dotproject.net

http://docs.dotproject.net/index.php/Closed_Issues_/_Feature_Requests_-_2.1

docs.dotproject.net

http://secunia.com/advisories/27191

secunia.com

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Timeline

Published

Oct 16, 2007

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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