CVE-2002-0226

critical

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014

http://www.osvdb.org/3866

http://www.osvdb.org/2038

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php

http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-05-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.012