CVE-2015-0987

Omron CX-One CX-Programmer before 9.6, CJ2M PLC devices before 2.1, and CJ2H PLC devices before 1.5 rely on cleartext password transmission, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during a PLC unlock request.

CVSS v3 10.0 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

10.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-274-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-274-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:omron:cx-programmer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:omron:cj2h_plc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:omron:cj2m_plc::::::::

History

02 Jun 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-319
CVSS	v2 : ~~5.0~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 5.0 v3 : 10.0

21 Nov 2024, 02:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-274-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource~~	() https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-274-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2015-10-06 01:59

Updated : 2026-06-02 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2015-0987

Mitre link : CVE-2015-0987

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-0987

JSON object : View

Products Affected

omron

cx-programmer
cj2h_plc
cj2m_plc

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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