retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01748 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Dcscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Dcscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.21 | Vulnerable | Dcscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Dcscripts |
- cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Dcscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Dcscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.21 Vulnerable ·Dcscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Dcscripts
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qwj-23mm-hgfr
References
More Dcscripts Dcforum vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00516 DCScripts DCForum versions 2000 and earlier allow a remote attacker to gain additional… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01120 DCForum cgforum.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2001-00429 dcboard.cgi in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00430 upload_file.pl in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-04055 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DCForum 6.25 and earlier, and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-0226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qwj-23mm-hgfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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