CVE-2008-1393 | BDVDB-2026-29832 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
- 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?
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.