CVE-2008-1396 - Plone CMS 3.x uses invariant data (a client username and a server secret) when calculating an HMAC-S

CVE-2008-1396

Summary

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.

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41421

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.3 (as of 11-10-2018 - 20:33)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-255

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	NONE	NONE

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bugtraq	20080313 PR08-02: Plone CMS Security Research - the Art of Plowning
misc	http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf
sreason	3754
xf	plone-hmacsha1-mitm(41421)

Last major update

11-10-2018 - 20:33

Published

20-03-2008 - 00:44

Last modified

11-10-2018 - 20:33