CVE-2008-1393

Public Exploit

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.67% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427 vdb entry
http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1393?
CVE-2008-1393 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1393?
To fix CVE-2008-1393, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1393 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1393 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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