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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1oanA1LWh2MzMtcTU4Z82zkw

Plone credentials stored in session cookie

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 2 years ago
Updated: 8 months ago

Identifiers: GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g, CVE-2008-1396
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1396
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41421
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
• http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages