CVE-2008-1396
Plone CMS 3.x - Remote Account Access via Predictable HMAC-SHA1 Authentication Cookie
Title source: llmDescription
Plone CMS 3.x uses invariant data (a client username and a server secret) when calculating an HMAC-SHA1 value for an authentication cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain permanent access to an account by sniffing the network.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41421
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
Scores
EPSS
0.0113
EPSS Percentile
63.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (2)
plone/plone_cms
pypi/plone
0PyPI
Published
Mar 20, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026