VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-1393

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability2.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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