CVE-2008-1393

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

plone

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