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7.5high

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 req…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • osvdb.org /3866 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/8044.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • dcscripts.com /bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /2038 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4014 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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