Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2022 · Assigned by icscert

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

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in C-more EA9 from AutomationDirect. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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;

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
AutomationDirect C-more EA9 EA9-T6CL – before 6.73EA9-T6CL-R – before 6.73EA9-T7CL – before 6.73EA9-T7CL-R – before 6.73EA9-T8CL – before 6.73EA9-T10CL – before 6.73EA9-T10WCL – before 6.73EA9-T12CL – before 6.73

Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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