CVE-2008-1393

Published Mar 20, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2540 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv Plone Improper Session Management
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved
Mar 19, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 20, 2008, 12:44 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM