CVE-2008-1393
EPSS 1.7%Plone Improper Session Management
Published: 5/1/2022Modified: 5/19/2024
Also known as:GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv
Description
Plone CMS before 3, places a base64 encoded form of the username and password in the `__ac` cookie for the admin account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges by sniffing the network.
Affected packages (1)
- PyPI/plonefrom 0, < 3.0
References (8)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1393
- PATCHhttps://github.com/plone/Plone
- WEBhttp://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
- WEBhttp://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
- WEBhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
- WEBhttp://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded