# CVE-2002-2356: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can access administrative settings and sensitive data in HAMweather by directly requesting hwadmin.cgi without authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mj8-wjf2-5v9c

## What is CVE-2002-2356?

CVE-2002-2356 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HAMweather 2.x allows remote attackers to modify administrative settings and obtain sensitive information via a direct request to hwadmin.cgi.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2356?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hamweather Hamweather.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-2356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-2356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-5185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5185/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-2356 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2356 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-2002-2356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2356

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2356/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.