CVE-2008-1393
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 20, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 19, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 3754third-party-advisory
- 20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowningmailing-list
- plone-accookie-admin-mitm(41427)vdb-entry
- http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
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