CVE-2002-0226 — HIGH severity vulnerability (retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predi)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0226 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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