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Plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in IDEC...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 25, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in IDEC PLCs (FC6A Series MICROSmart All-in-One CPU module v2.32 and earlier, FC6A Series MICROSmart Plus CPU module v1.91 and earlier, WindLDR v8.19.1 and earlier, WindEDIT Lite v1.3.1 and earlier, and Data File Manager v2.12.1 and earlier) allows an attacker to obtain the PLC Web server user credentials from file servers, backup repositories, or ZLD files saved in SD cards. As a result, the attacker may access the PLC Web server and hijack the PLC, and manipulation of the PLC output and/or suspension of the PLC may be conducted.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 24, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 25, 2021
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.178%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-20827

GHSA ID

GHSA-hxfc-cc7r-hxxv

Source code

No known source code

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