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Plaintext Vulnerability in Alan Ward Acart
Plaintext Vulnerability in Alan Ward Acart



Vulnerability:	Plaintext Vulnerability



Description:	All of the data in this database is stored in plain text (not encrypted), including usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, addresses, etc.  Many times the database is placed into a web accessible folder (by default)



Exploit:	None Required



Solution:	The developer needs to implement some type of encryption standard in order to protect the data stored in the database.  



Credit:	CyberArmy Application and Code Auditing Team

	Parag0d





The developer was contacted about this matter, but never gave any response

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