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CVE-2008-1393
Plone Improper Session Management
Also known as GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv, PYSEC-2026-731
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone | <3.0 | 3.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- securityreason.com /securityalert/3754 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41427 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- plone.org /documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- procheckup.com /Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- plone.org /products/plone/roadmap/48? · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1393 · advisory
- github.com /plone/Plone · package
- pypi.org /project/plone · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-1393
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv
- NVD: CVE-2008-1393
- OSV: PYSEC-2026-731
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