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CVE-2002-0226

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
16/05/2002
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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