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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0223 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:28.582Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0226

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-05-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0226

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