GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Plone credentials stored in session cookie
Plone CMS 3.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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1396 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.33% | 1.13% | +0.80% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.39% | 0.33% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.39% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Plone credentials stored in session cookie
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-1396 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-2008-1396 |