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CVE-2008-1394

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1394 describes a vulnerability in Plone CMS versions prior to 3, where the __ac cookie stores base64 encoded usernames and passwords. This design flaw allows remote attackers to easily obtain user credentials by sniffing network traffic. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0143 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: PloneFixed in: 3.0

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-mq3q-jjph-rp5phigh

Plone CMS Improper Session Management

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2008-1394

Plone stores a password in a cookie

References

plone.org / about/security/overview/security-overview-of-plone
securityreason.com / securityalert/3754
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41425
procheckup.com / Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded