Improper access control in SICK AG APU0200
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-434.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SICK AG | APU0200 | all versions and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- APU0200 VendorSICK AG Affected all versions and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
SICK APU0200 — sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0010.pdf
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23405 Missing authorization in SICK AG APU0200Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-23404 Missing brute-force protection in SICK AG APU0200Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-23402 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) in RDT400 in SICK APU allows an…Priority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43696
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34rj-7m66-hcw6
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More SICK AG Apu0200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23405 Missing authorization in SICK AG APU0200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2023-23404 Missing brute-force protection in SICK AG APU0200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-23402 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) in RDT400 in SICK APU allows an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-23403 Cross-site scripting in SICK AG APU0200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-04692 Insufficient Control Flow Management in RDT400 in SICK APU allows an unprivileged remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-04691 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in RDT400 in SICK APU allows an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-43696 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43696 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-34rj-7m66-hcw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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