# CVE-2002-0226: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Remote attackers can predict new passwords for other users by exploiting weak password generation logic, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qwj-23mm-hgfr

## What is CVE-2002-0226?

CVE-2002-0226 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0226?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dcscripts Dcforum.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2001-0527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0527/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0436/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-1132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1132/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2001-0437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0437/): File upload in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-4311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4311/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0226 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0226 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0226/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0226/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0226
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0226
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0226

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0226/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.