CVE-2008-1396
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2008-03-20
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-255
Affected products
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41421
