01 Record
CVE-2023-43696
Improper Access Control in SICK APU allows an unprivileged remote attacker to download as well as upload arbitrary files via anonymous access to the FTP server.
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: SICK AG
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Improper Access Control in SICK APU allows an unprivileged remote attacker to download as well as upload arbitrary files via anonymous access to the FTP server.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-10-09 11:51Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-18 19:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-21
- Assigning CNA
- SICK AG
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 630f796c7f535fd1953c6604f04a6f5e4d1a9695d9f553a5efbb44c1083ca9c4
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
The recommended solution is to update the image to a version >= 4.0.0.6 as soon as possible.