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CVE-2002-0226

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.

Published

2002-05-16T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	dcscripts	dcforum	5.0	Yes
Application	dcscripts	dcforum	6.0	Yes
Application	dcscripts	dcforum	6.21	Yes
Application	dcscripts	dcforum	2000	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2 ([email protected])
http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/2038 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/3866 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/2038 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/3866 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)