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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1459 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.63%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.92% | 1.63% | -0.29% |
| 2 | 2026-03-05 | 1.07% | 1.92% | +0.84% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| leszek_krupinski | l-forum | 2.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:leszek_krupinski:l-forum:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0115.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=53716&atid=471343&file_id=26687&aid=579278 | Patch |
| http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=579278&group_id=53716&atid=471343 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9838.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5462 | Patch Vendor Advisory |