CVE-2008-1393

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.

Link	Resource
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords	Exploit
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?	Exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-03-20 12:44

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:33

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NVD link : CVE-2008-1393

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1393

No products.

CWE-255