CVE-2008-1396
Plone credentials stored in session cookie
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Plone CMS 3.1.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.
How to fix CVE-2008-1396
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- PyPI/plone—no fix listed
Is CVE-2008-1396 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, <= 3.1.7