CVE-2021-43978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Allegro	Allegro

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:allegro:allegro:3.3.4152.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-43978
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2021-43978
https://www.allegro.be/

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-43978

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-08T18:30:11.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T16:01:58.432Z

Reserved: 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-43978

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-08T19:15:10.133

Modified: 2025-05-30T16:15:29.403

Link: CVE-2021-43978

Redhat

No data.

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