Auth bypass in Sick Media Server
CVE-2025-49181
Due to missing authorization of an API endpoint, unauthorized users can send HTTP GET requests to gather sensitive information. An attacker could also send HTTP POST requests to modify the log files’ root path as well as the TCP ports the service is running on, leading to a Denial of Service attack.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sick Media Server
- Sick Ag Media Server — versions all versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sick.com/psirt (Vendor Advisory, x_SICK PSIRT Website)
- cdn.sick.com/media/docs/1/11/411/Special_information_CYBERSECURITY_BY_SICK_en_I… (x_SICK Operating Guidelines, Broken Link)
- www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices (US Government Resource, x_ICS-CERT recommended practices on Industrial Security)
- www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1 (x_CVSS v3.1 Calculator, Not Applicable)
- www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.pdf (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.json (vendor-advisory, x_csaf, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49181?
- CVE-2025-49181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Media Server, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49181?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.