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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2540 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv Plone Improper Session Management
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.698Z

Reserved: 2008-03-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1393

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-20T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1393

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