# CVE-2025-54855: AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

> Local attackers can steal cleartext credentials from AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS software while an administrator session is active.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8g2q-x6hf-4cpc

## What is CVE-2025-54855?

CVE-2025-54855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS C0-0x CPU firmware, published on 23 Sep 2025. 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

Cleartext storage of sensitive information was discovered in Click Programming Software version v3.60. The vulnerability can be exploited by a local user with access to the file system, while an administrator session is active, to steal credentials stored in clear text.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54855?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-54855?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-54855 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-54855 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-54855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS C0-0x CPU firmware, published on 23 Sep 2025. 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-2025-54855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS C0-0x CPU firmware. 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-2025-54855/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54855/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54855
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54855
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54855

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54855/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.