CVE-2009-1466
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedApplication Access Server (A-A-S) 2.0.48 stores (1) passwords and (2) the port keyword in cleartext in aas.ini, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceApplication Access Server (A-A-S) version 2.0.48 stores passwords and the port keyword in cleartext within the aas.ini configuration file. Local users with file system access can read this file to obtain sensitive credentials in plaintext.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0.48CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm A-A-S version 2.0.48 is installedLocate the Application Access Server installation directory and check the version information, typically found in a version file, installer logs, or the software itselfAffected if The installed version is exactly 2.0.48
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Locate the aas.ini configuration fileSearch for a file named aas.ini within the Application Access Server installation directory or configuration directoriesAffected if The aas.ini file exists on the system
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Inspect aas.ini for cleartext passwordsOpen the aas.ini file in a text editor or use a command to view its contents. Look for lines containing 'password' or the 'port' keyword with their values visible in plaintextAffected if Password values or the port keyword appear in cleartext (not encrypted, hashed, or masked) within the file
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Check file permissions on aas.iniUse filesystem permissions commands (such as 'ls -l' on Linux or right-click Properties on Windows) to view who has read access to the aas.ini fileAffected if File permissions allow read access to users other than the administrator or the service account running A-A-S
A system is affected if Application Access Server version 2.0.48 is installed, the aas.ini file exists with passwords stored in cleartext, and the file permissions permit unauthorized local users to read it.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement encrypted or hashed password storage instead of cleartext, and restrict file permissions on aas.ini to prevent unauthorized local access.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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