{"id":69780,"date":"2025-09-01T01:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T02:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:49:28","slug":"cve-2025-52351-aikaan-iot-management-platform-password-exposure-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52351-aikaan-iot-management-platform-password-exposure-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52351: Aikaan IoT Management Platform Password Exposure Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently exposed a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-52351, which poses a serious threat to users of the Aikaan IoT management platform. This vulnerability involves the practice of sending newly generated passwords to users in plaintext via email, and also including the same password as a query parameter in the account activation URL. As a result, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43930-hashview-0-8-1-account-takeover-via-password-reset-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91340\">password can be exposed via<\/a> browser history, proxy logs, referrer headers, and email caching. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8731-default-credentials-vulnerability-in-trendnet-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82276\">vulnerability particularly affects user credential<\/a> confidentiality during the initial onboarding process, and it is crucial for users to be aware of this risk and take appropriate measures to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52351<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77604\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1026119301\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52352-critical-vulnerability-in-aikaan-iot-management-platform-allows-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81816\">Aikaan IoT Management Platform<\/a> | v3.25.0325-5-g2e9c59796<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the Aikaan IoT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50594-critical-password-reset-vulnerability-in-danphe-health-hospital-management-system-emr-3-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80440\">management platform&#8217;s password<\/a> handling during the onboarding process. When a new user account is created, the platform generates a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88297\">password for the user<\/a> and sends it to the user in plaintext via email. The same password is also included as a query parameter in the account activation URL. This means that the password is stored in the browser history, is visible in proxy logs, can be seen in referrer headers, and is cached in email servers. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77693\">attacker who has access<\/a> to any of these resources can easily retrieve the password and compromise the user&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-16717781\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of the account activation URL that is sent to users:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/activate?username=johndoe&amp;password=123456 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: aikaan-domain.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the password &#8220;123456&#8221; is visible in the URL. Any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79825\">system or person that has access<\/a> to this URL can see the password in plaintext. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8356-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-xerox-freeflow-core-leading-to-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78844\">core of the vulnerability<\/a> &#8211; the exposure of the password in a location where it can be easily intercepted or retrieved by an attacker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently exposed a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-52351, which poses a serious threat to users of the Aikaan IoT management platform. 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