CVE-2008-1393 Plone Improper Session Management
HighCVSS 10.0
EPSS 2.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pypi plone(PyPI) | < 3.0 | 3.0 |
| plone cms | <= 3 | No fix listed |
| plone cms | <= 3.0.5 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- plone-accookie-admin-mitm(41427) vdb-entry
- github.com product
- plone.org exploit
- plone.org exploit
- 3754 third-party-advisory
- www.procheckup.com
- 20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowning mailing-list
- pypi.org product
- github.com vendor-advisory