CVE - CVE-2008-1393

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-1393	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BUGTRAQ:20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowning URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded MISC:http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords MISC:http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? MISC:http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf SREASON:3754 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 XF:plone-accookie-admin-mitm(41427) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080319	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080319)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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