PT-2021-23989 · Unknown · Allegro Windows

Dominique Righetto · Published 2021-12-08 · Updated 2021-12-13 · CVE-2021-43978

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Allegro Windows version 3.3.4152.0

Description: The issue allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials as the software administrator because the credentials are embedded into the binary files of Allegro Windows.

Recommendations: For Allegro Windows version 3.3.4152.0, consider restricting access to the binary files to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-43978

Affected Products

Allegro Windows

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://allegro.be · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43978 · Security Note
• https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2021-43978 · Patch
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33638 · Telegram Post
• https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-43978 · Note