CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-37400

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Dec 28, 2021 | Modified: Jan 07, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An attacker may obtain the user credentials from the communication between the PLC and the software. As a result, the PLC user program may be uploaded, altered, and/or downloaded.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Data_file_manager Idec * 2.12.1 (including)
Windedit Idec * 1.3.1 (including)
Windldr Idec * 8.19.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References