CVE-2008-1393
N/A
Published: March 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPlone CMS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Plone CMS 3.0.5, and probably other 3.x versions, 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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwordsThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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