CVE-2008-1393

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-255

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 20, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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