# CVE-2002-1678: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can steal authentication credentials via cross-site scripting in the member list feature of vBulletin forums.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8x7g-mp2w-xqjf

## What is CVE-2002-1678?

CVE-2002-1678 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 21 Jun 2005. 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 (XSS) vulnerability in memberlist.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 2.0 rc 2 through 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to steal authentication credentials by injecting script into $letterbits.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jelsoft Vbulletin.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin

- [CVE-2007-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4120/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2911/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2004-2695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2695/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1292/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5104/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1678 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 21 Jun 2005. 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-2002-1678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jelsoft Vbulletin. 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-2002-1678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1678

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1678/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.