Unencrypted communication
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
The server supports authentication methods in which credentials are sent in plaintext over unencrypted channels. If an attacker were to intercept traffic between a client and this server, the credentials would be exposed.
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
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 Media Server — sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.json
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-31262 No protection against brute-force attacksPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2025-31249 Credential disclosurePriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2025-31248 Configurations endpoint does not require authorizationPriority MEDIUM 43
- Advisory ·
SICK Media Server — sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.pdf
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-31262 No protection against brute-force attacksPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2025-31249 Credential disclosurePriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2025-31248 Configurations endpoint does not require authorizationPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3vp-qjq8-xf58
References
Advisory 3
More SICK AG Media Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31262 No protection against brute-force attacks CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31249 Credential disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31248 Configurations endpoint does not require authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-31250 Unencrypted communication (HTTP) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-31265 Poor quality of randomness in authorization tokens CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-31264 Deprecated TLS version supported CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-49194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3vp-qjq8-xf58 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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