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TI-2008-01343 Aliases CVE-2008-1396GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g

Plone CMS 3.x uses invariant data (a client username and a server secret) when…

Priority LOW 22CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01139 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—plone (PyPI)up to 3.1.7—No fix listedGHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • plone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 3.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableplone
  • cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·plone

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1396
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2008-01340 Plone CMS 3.0.5, and probably other 3.x versions, places a base64 encoded form of the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-01341 Plone CMS before 3 places a base64 encoded form of the username and password in the __ac… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-01342 Plone CMS does not record users' authentication states, and implements the logout feature… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00151 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 3.0.5 and 3.0.6… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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