Hardcoded AES key exposes datasource passwords in data-platform-open
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
data-platform-open through commit efeacd3 uses a hardcoded, publicly known default AES key in AesPasswordEncAndDecServiceImpl. An authenticated attacker can obtain encrypted datasource passwords from the datasource detail API, for example through a cross-workspace IDOR, and decrypt them offline to recover plaintext database credentials. The flaw is tracked as CWE-321.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
data-platform-open through commit efeacd3 uses a hardcoded, publicly known default AES key in AesPasswordEncAndDecServiceImpl, allowing authenticated attackers to decrypt stored datasource passwords. Attackers can obtain ciphertext passwords from the datasource detail API, for example via cross-workspace IDOR, and decrypt them offline to recover plaintext database credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for data-platform-open.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111696
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-jhvf-5wf6-hcgg
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 2
- https://github.com/shaiwz/data-platform-open/blob/efeacd35e8450b7a084fa2134d292cd058cf605b/data-platform-open-web/src/main/java/cn/dataplatform/open/web/service/impl/AesPasswordEncAndDecServiceImpl.java#L21-L25
- https://github.com/shaiwz/data-platform-open/blob/efeacd35e8450b7a084fa2134d292cd058cf605b/data-platform-open-common/src/main/resources/application-common.yml#L104-L106
More shaiwz vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75481 Insecure direct object reference in Shaiwz data-platform-open CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-111696 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111696 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhvf-5wf6-hcgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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