# CVE-2022-27480: Missing authorization in SICAM A8000 CP-8031

> Unauthenticated attackers can download sensitive files from Siemens SICAM A8000 devices due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcp5-57p2-vf46

## What is CVE-2022-27480?

CVE-2022-27480 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SICAM A8000 CP-8031, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM A8000 CP-8031 (All versions < V4.80), SICAM A8000 CP-8050 (All versions < V4.80). Affected devices do not require an user to be authenticated to access certain files. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to download these files.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request), CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27480?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens Sicam A8000 Cp-8031 Firmware, Siemens Sicam A8000 Cp-8050 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SICAM A8000 CP-8031

- [CVE-2023-42797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42797/): Command injection in CP-8031 MASTER MODULE (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27480 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SICAM A8000 CP-8031, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SICAM A8000 CP-8031. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27480/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27480

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27480/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.