GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv

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    GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv

    Published: 1 May 2022Last Modified: 6 Jul 2026

    Summary: Plone Improper Session Management

    Details: Plone CMS before 3, 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1393, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41427, https://github.com/plone/Plone, http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords, http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754, http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: plone

    Purl: pkg:pypi/plone

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv | CVE-DB