CVE-2025-49181: Configurations endpoint does not require authorization

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

SICK AG SICK Media Server: all versions

References

https://cdn.sick.com/media/docs/1/11/411/Special_information_CYBERSECURITY_BY_SICK_en_IM0084411.PDF
https://sick.com/psirt
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.json
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.pdf

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