CVE-2002-0226

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on a sessionID, which allows remote attackers to request a new password on behalf of another user and use the sessionID to calculate the new password for that user.

Affected products

Dcscripts Dcforum: 5.0, 6.0, 6.21, 2000

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2
http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php
http://www.osvdb.org/2038
http://www.osvdb.org/3866
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2
http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php
http://www.osvdb.org/2038
http://www.osvdb.org/3866
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014

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