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-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. |
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GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv | Plone Improper Session Management |
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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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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-03-20T00:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-1393

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