CVE-2008-1393

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords - Exploit () http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords - Exploit
References () http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? - Exploit () http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? - Exploit
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 -
References () http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf - () http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427 -

Information

Published : 2008-03-20 00:44

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:44


NVD link : CVE-2008-1393

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1393

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1393


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Products Affected

plone

  • plone_cms
CWE
CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors