CVE-2002-0226
retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on a...
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 likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0226- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0223 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qwj-23mm-hgfr No score
retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8qwj-23mm-hgfr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0226 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dcscripts Dcforum, published May 16, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.