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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | plone | < 3.0 | 3.0 | GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv |
References
- 3754 third-party-advisory
- 20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowning mailing-list
- plone-accookie-admin-mitm(41427) vdb-entry
- http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/secure-login-without-plain-text-passwords
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
- http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/48?