CVE-2008-1394

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.

Published: 2008-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1394 is rated Moderate Risk (54.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1394

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.80% 1.42% +0.63%
2 2026-02-25 0.68% 0.80% +0.12%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1394

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1394

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-1394

GHSA-mq3q-jjph-rp5p · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Plone CMS Improper Session Management

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1394

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1394
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1394 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zope-cmfplone), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 6, ignored 6, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1394

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1394

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
plone plone_cms <= 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
plone plone_cms 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:2.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1394

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