Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.017
EPSS Ranking 81.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 10.0
References
- http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
- http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
- http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
- http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427