CVE-2008-1394

Description

Plone CMS before 3 places a base64 encoded form of the username and password in the `__ac` cookie for all user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by sniffing the network.

Affected packages (1)

• PyPI/plonefrom 0, < 3.0

References (7)

• ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1394
• PATCHhttps://github.com/plone/Plone
• WEBhttp://plone.org/about/security/overview/security-overview-of-plone
• WEBhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
• WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41425
• WEBhttp://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
• WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded