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CVE-2008-1393

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-20 Mar, 2008 | 00:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 08:17
Rejected At-
Credits

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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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:20 Mar, 2008 | 00:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 08:17
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:20 Mar, 2008 | 00:44
Updated At:23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.010.0HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 10.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
Plone Foundation
plone
>>plone_cms>>Versions up to 3(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Plone Foundation
plone
>>plone_cms>>Versions up to 3.0.5(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-255Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-255
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwordscve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdfcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threadedcve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwordsaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdfaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Exploit
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Exploit
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Hyperlink: http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Hyperlink: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A

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