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GHSA-hjp5-hv33-q58g CVE-2008-1396 PYSEC-2026-732

Plone credentials stored in session cookie

Medium PyPI
Severity
Medium
The publisher's own rating, not a CVSS score
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 66.62% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
—
Not classified
Fix
None yet
No fixed version published

Description

Plone CMS 3.1.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 versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
plone
<= 3.1.7
No fix yet

How to fix

No fixed version has been published yet. Until one is, remove or replace the package, or turn off or isolate the affected feature. This page updates when a fix ships.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-xg5p-8wg5-rhxm
Phone information disclosure vulnerability
High Also affects plone
GHSA-5xfx-55x4-j223
Cross-Frame Scripting vulnerability has been found on Plone CMS
High Also affects plone
GHSA-47p5-p3jw-w78w
Server-Side Request Forgery in Plone CMS
High Also affects plone
GHSA-cvwc-g7fw-7xrj
Plone XSS Vulnerability
Medium Also affects plone
GHSA-pwgm-jvqv-6v8p
Plone anonymous access to sub-objects in CMFEditions where KwAsAttributes classes were publishable
High Also affects plone
GHSA-46f9-f8jm-mw2x
Plone Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the LiveSearch module
Medium Also affects plone
GHSA-593c-j348-f3gv
Plone Improper Session Management
High Also affects plone
GHSA-mq3q-jjph-rp5p
Plone CMS Improper Session Management
High Also affects plone
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