VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1396
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
Plone CMS 3.x uses invariant data (a client username and a server secret) when calculating an HMAC-SHA1 value for an authentication cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain permanent access to an account by sniffing the network.