# CVE-2002-1458: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via message fields in L-Forum when HTML support is enabled, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h4fq-xm38-wf33

## What is CVE-2002-1458?

CVE-2002-1458 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in L-Forum 2.40 and earlier, when the "Enable HTML in messages" option is on, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary script or HTML via message fields including (1) From, (2) E-Mail, (3) Subject and (4) Body.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1458?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Leszek Krupinski L-Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1457/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1459/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1460/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1458 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1458/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1458/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.