# CVE-2021-32497: Code injection in SICK SOPAS ET

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into running a malicious SDD file in the SOPAS ET emulator.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj9r-rw22-xm89

## What is CVE-2021-32497?

CVE-2021-32497 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SICK SOPAS ET, published on 17 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SICK SOPAS ET before version 4.8.0 allows attackers to wrap any executable file into an SDD and provide this to a SOPAS ET user. When a user starts the emulator the executable is run without further checks.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sick Sopas Engineering Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SICK SOPAS ET

- [CVE-2021-32498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32498/): Path traversal in SICK SOPAS ET (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-32499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32499/): SICK SOPAS ET before version 4.8.0 allows attackers to manipulate the command line arguments to pass in any value to the Emulator executable. (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32497 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SICK SOPAS ET, published on 17 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SICK SOPAS ET. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32497

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32497/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.