MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 20, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.14%
Description
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.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.14% 0.01139
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01139
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 65.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01130) | 62.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 53.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 75.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 73.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- 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/41421 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1396
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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/41421 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1396 |
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-2008-1396
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HJP5-HV33-Q58G Updated n/a