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CVE-2008-1393
Published: Mar 20, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
3754
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowning
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
plone-accookie-admin-mitm(41427)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?
x_refsource_MISC
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