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CVE-2008-1396

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2008-03-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Plone Plone Cms

Weakness Type

CWE-255

References