FKIE_CVE-2008-1393

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-20 00:44 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwordsExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwordsExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
plone plone_cms *
plone plone_cms *
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    {
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        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "621080E0-CDB4-4C12-900E-F253CFC1A824",
              "versionEndIncluding": "3",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
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              "matchCriteriaId": "10ED9859-7207-45AB-9E66-E5E09828839F",
              "versionEndIncluding": "3.0.5",
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            }
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Plone CMS 3.0.5, y probablemente otras versiones 3.x, coloca en formato codificado base64 el nombre de usuario y contrase\u00f1a del usuario admin en la cookie __ac, facilitando a atacantes remotos la obtenci\u00f3n de privilegios de adminitrador mediante la escucha del tr\u00e1fico de red."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-1393",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 10.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
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}


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