CVE-2025-5893 in Smart Parking Management System
Summary
by MITRE • 06/09/2025
Smart Parking Management System from Honding Technology has an Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access a specific page and obtain plaintext administrator credentials.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/09/2025
The Smart Parking Management System developed by Honding Technology presents a critical security vulnerability classified as CVE-2025-5893, which exposes sensitive information through an improper access control mechanism. This vulnerability specifically affects a designated administrative page within the system that lacks proper authentication requirements, allowing any remote attacker to access plaintext administrator credentials without providing any valid credentials. The flaw represents a significant security weakness in the system's authorization framework and demonstrates poor implementation of access control measures that should be fundamental to any enterprise security solution.
This vulnerability manifests as an exposure of sensitive information through an insecure direct object reference pattern, where the system fails to properly validate access requests to administrative resources. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly access administrative pages through predictable URL patterns or by exploiting the system's lack of proper session management and access control validation. The exposure of plaintext credentials represents a severe compromise of the system's security posture, as these credentials can be immediately used to gain full administrative privileges and control over the parking management infrastructure.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple credential theft, as it provides attackers with complete administrative access to the parking management system. This includes the ability to modify parking configurations, view all user data, manipulate payment records, and potentially access other connected systems within the organization's network. The vulnerability's remote exploitability means that attackers can leverage this weakness from anywhere on the internet without requiring physical access or additional attack vectors. This represents a high-severity issue that aligns with CWE-284, which addresses improper access control, and demonstrates a failure to implement proper authentication mechanisms that should be enforced at every access point within the system.
The security implications of this vulnerability are particularly concerning given that it affects a parking management system that may handle sensitive data including user personal information, payment details, and potentially location data. Attackers could exploit this flaw to conduct unauthorized access to user accounts, manipulate parking records, and potentially use the stolen credentials to access other systems where users may have reused passwords. This vulnerability directly violates fundamental security principles and represents a failure in the principle of least privilege, where administrative access should require proper authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including enforcing proper authentication controls, implementing access control lists, and ensuring that administrative pages require valid credentials before granting access. The system should be updated to implement proper session management and authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication where possible. Network segmentation should be implemented to isolate critical administrative functions from public-facing interfaces. Additionally, regular security assessments should be conducted to identify similar vulnerabilities in other system components. The vulnerability should be addressed through immediate patching, access control hardening, and implementation of proper monitoring to detect unauthorized access attempts, aligning with recommended practices from the ATT&CK framework's privilege escalation and credential access techniques.