An attacker may access restricted filesystem areas on the device via the CROWN REST interface due to incomplete whitelist enforcement. Certain directories intended for internal testing were not covered by the whitelist and are accessible without authentication. An unauthenticated attacker could place a manipulated parameter file that becomes active after a reboot, allowing modification of critical device settings, including network configuration and application parameters.
Weakness
The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.
Extended Description
Web servers, FTP servers, and similar servers may store a set of files underneath a “root” directory that is accessible to the server’s users. Applications may store sensitive files underneath this root without also using access control to limit which users may request those files, if any. Alternately, an application might package multiple files or directories into an archive file (e.g., ZIP or tar), but the application might not exclude sensitive files that are underneath those directories. In cloud technologies and containers, this weakness might present itself in the form of misconfigured storage accounts that can be read or written by a public or anonymous user.
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References
- 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/2026/sca-2026-0006.json
- https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/sca-2026-0006.pdf
- https://www.sick.com/media/docs/9/19/719/special_information_sick_operating_guidelines_cybersecurity_by_sick_en_im0106719.pdf
- https://www.sick.com/psirt