CVE-2008-1396 | BDVDB-2026-29835 Detail

Description#

Plone CMS 3.x uses invariant data (a client username and a server secret) when calculating an HMAC-SHA1 value for an authentication cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain permanent access to an account 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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41421
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-03-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.