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.

• 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.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/2038
• http://www.osvdb.org/3866
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014Patch, Vendor Advisory
• 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.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/2038
• http://www.osvdb.org/3866
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

May 16, 2002

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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