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.
Published: 2008-03-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4607 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mq3q-jjph-rp5p Plone CMS Improper Session Management
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.858Z

Reserved: 2008-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1394

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-20T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1394

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Weaknesses