CVE-2008-1394 Information

Description

Plone CMS before 3 places a base64 encoded form of the username and password in the __ac cookie for all user accounts which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by sniffing the network.

Reference

http://plone.org/about/security/overview/security-overview-of-plone/ 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/41425