CVE-2021-32978

Summary

CVECVE-2021-32978
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-04 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-13 18:24:00 UTC
DescriptionThe programming protocol allows for a previously entered password and lock state to be read by an attacker. If the previously entered password was successful, the attacker can then use the password to unlock Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs with firmware prior to v3.00.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-522

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Automationdirect C0-10are-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-10are-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-10dd1e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-10dd1e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-10dd2e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-10dd2e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-10dre-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-10dre-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-11are-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-11are-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-11dd1e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-11dd1e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-11dd2e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-11dd2e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-11dre-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-11dre-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12are-1-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12are-1-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12are-2-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12are-2-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12are-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12are-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-1-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-1-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-2-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-2-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd1e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-1-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-1-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-2-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-2-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dd2e-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dre-1-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dre-1-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dre-2-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dre-2-d Firmware All All All All
Hardware Automationdirect C0-12dre-d - All All All
Operating System Automationdirect C0-12dre-d Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules | CISA CONFIRM www.cisa.gov
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Irfan Ahmed and Adeen Ayub of Virginia Commonwealth University and Hyunguk Yoo of the University of New Orleans reported these vulnerabilities to Automation Direct.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591289 Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Unprotected Storage of Credentials Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-166-02)
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