# CVE-2022-2005: AutomationDirect C-more EA9 HMI Cleartext Transmission

> An attacker can intercept cleartext credentials transmitted by the HMI web server to gain unauthorized access to the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g8fh-5c5f-8vq4

## What is CVE-2022-2005?

CVE-2022-2005 is a high-severity vulnerability in AutomationDirect C-more EA9, published on 31 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AutomationDirect C-more EA9 HTTP webserver uses an insecure mechanism to transport credentials from client to web server, which may allow an attacker to obtain the login credentials and login as a valid user. This issue affects: AutomationDirect C-more EA9 EA9-T6CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T6CL-R versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T7CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T7CL-R versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T8CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T10CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T10WCL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T12CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T15CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-RHMI versions prior to 6.73; EA9-PGMSW versions prior to 6.73;

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2005?

It affects 12 products.


Products: Automationdirect C-More Ea9-Pgmsw Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-Rhmi Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T10cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T10wcl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T12cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T15cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T15cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T6cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T6cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T7cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T7cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T8cl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect C-more EA9

- [CVE-2022-2006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2006/): AutomationDirect C-more EA9 HMI Uncontrolled Search Path Element (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2005 is a high-severity vulnerability in AutomationDirect C-more EA9, published on 31 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AutomationDirect C-more EA9. 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-2022-2005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2005/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2005

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2005/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.