What is CVE-2022-43990?

CVE-2022-43990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-43990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200

CVE-2022-43990

Password recovery vulnerability in SICK SIM1012 Partnumber 1098146 with firmware version <2.2.0 allows an unprivileged remote attacker to gain access to the userlevel defined as RecoverableUserLevel by invocating the password recovery mechanism method. This leads to an increase in their privileges on the system and thereby affecting the confidentiality integrity and availability of the system. An attacker can expect repeatable success by exploiting the vulnerability. The recommended solution is to update the firmware to a version >= 2.2.0 as soon as possible (available in SICK Support Portal).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Sick Sim1012-0p0g200
Sick Sim1012-0p0g200_firmware
N/a Sick Sim1012 — versions Partnumber 1098146 with firmware version < 2.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@sick.de (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43990?: CVE-2022-43990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-43990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.