{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 20 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32978 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-32978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32978 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-32978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32978 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32978/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-32978","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32978/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-32978","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-pjv9-rw8r-7262"],"analysis":{"component_type":"ics_ot","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"PLC CPU Module","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can read stored passwords via the programming protocol to unlock Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU modules.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"icscert","cpe":[{"product":"c0-10are-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-10dd1e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-10dd2e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-10dre-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-11are-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-11dd1e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-11dd2e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-11dre-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12are-1-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12are-2-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12are-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd1e-1-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd1e-2-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd1e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd2e-1-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd2e-2-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dd2e-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dre-1-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dre-2-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"},{"product":"c0-12dre-d_firmware","vendor":"automationdirect"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-522","name":"Insufficiently Protected Credentials"},{"id":"CWE-256","name":"Plaintext Storage of a Password"}],"description":"The 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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Plaintext Storage of a Password","id":"CVE-2021-32978","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"AVEVA SuiteLink Server Null Pointer Dereference","id":"CVE-2021-32979"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"AVEVA System Platform Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature","id":"CVE-2021-32977"},"products":["CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs"],"published":"2022-04-04","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel","id":"CVE-2021-32980","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-04-04"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel","id":"CVE-2021-32984","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-04-04"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel","id":"CVE-2021-32986","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-04-04"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information","id":"CVE-2021-32982","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-04-04"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-04-16","vendors":["Automation Direct"]},"summary":"Attackers can read stored passwords via the programming protocol to unlock Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU modules.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32978/"}