CVE-2002-1459: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2002-1459: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in L-Forum 2.40 and earlier, when the "Enable HTML in messages" option i...

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

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 8, 2024, 03:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

L-Forum 2.40 and earlier could let an outside poster place script or HTML into forum message metadata even when HTML in messages was disabled. For a business, the concern is user trust: a vulnerable forum page could run attacker-controlled code in a visitor's browser. Exposure is likely limited to legacy sites still running L-Forum 2.40 or earlier with public posting enabled. Internet-facing forums are the main concern; internal archives may also matter if users can view untrusted historical posts. Prioritize if L-Forum is internet-facing or still accepts posts. This is old software, so the larger risk may be unsupported legacy exposure rather than this single CVE alone. If no deployment exists, document non-exposure and close. Mitigation focus: Inventory any L-Forum deployments and confirm exact versions.; Check SourceForge or vendor guidance for an available fixed package or patch.; If no maintained fix exists, replace or retire the forum software..

Prepared: Jul 1, 2026, 03:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2002-1459 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup

Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Mar 18, 2003, 05:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors

0Timeline events

0ADP providers

1Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

n/an/an/aListed

Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.