CVE-2005-3209 in aenovoshop
Summary
by MITRE
aenovo products (1) aenovo (2) aenovoshop and (3) aenovowysi store password information in plaintext in the (a) control (b) content and (c) page tables which allows attackers with database access to obtain those passwords and gain privileges.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/24/2018
The vulnerability described in CVE-2005-3209 represents a critical security flaw in aenovo products including aenovo, aenovoshop, and aenovowysi e-commerce platforms. This weakness stems from improper credential storage practices where password information is saved in plain text format within database tables designated for control, content, and page management structures. The fundamental issue lies in the absence of cryptographic protection for sensitive authentication data, creating an exploitable condition that directly violates established security principles for credential handling.
The technical implementation flaw manifests when the system stores user passwords without any form of hashing, encryption, or obfuscation mechanisms. This plaintext storage approach means that any malicious actor who gains unauthorized database access can immediately retrieve password information simply by querying the affected tables. The vulnerability affects three distinct database table types: control tables that manage system operations, content tables that store website data, and page tables that handle presentation layer information. These table structures likely contain user authentication credentials, administrative access details, and other sensitive account information that are stored in their original unencrypted form.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability creates severe privilege escalation risks for attackers who can successfully breach the database infrastructure. The impact extends beyond simple credential theft to full system compromise, as stolen passwords can be used to gain administrative access to the affected e-commerce platforms. This allows attackers to manipulate product catalogs, modify pricing structures, access customer data, and potentially redirect traffic to malicious sites. The vulnerability also poses significant data integrity risks since attackers can modify content tables to inject malicious code or alter business-critical information. The lack of encryption or hashing mechanisms violates core security requirements and represents a clear violation of industry standards for secure credential management.
The exploitation of this vulnerability aligns with attack patterns documented in the mitre ATT&CK framework under credential access techniques, specifically targeting credential dumping and privilege escalation methods. This weakness directly maps to CWE-312 (Sensitive Data Exposure) and CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Passwords) categories, highlighting the fundamental failure in implementing proper cryptographic protections for sensitive information. Organizations using these affected products face potential regulatory compliance violations under data protection frameworks such as gdpr, pci dss, and hipaa due to the exposure of plaintext credentials. The vulnerability demonstrates poor security architecture practices and represents a classic example of insufficient input validation and output encoding in database applications. Recommended mitigations include implementing strong cryptographic hashing for all password storage, regular security audits of database configurations, and immediate patching of affected systems to prevent unauthorized access to credential information.