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CVE-2002-0226

CVE information

Published

21 years ago

Last Modified

7 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -