HIGH
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
Published Mar 20, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.90%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.90% 0.02904
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02904
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02904) | 86.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02877) | 84.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01670) | 80.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09912) | 95.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.52% (0.07523) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02062) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01945) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 86.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1393
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48? | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1393 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1393
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-593C-J348-F3GV Updated n/a