CVE-2008-1393

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductPlone Cms
PublishedMar 20, 2008
First seenMar 20, 2008

How to fix

Update
  • plone3.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
plone plone_cmsv ≤ 3, v ≤ 3.0.5—
plonePyPIv < 3.03.0

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