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CVE-2012-5863

Sinapsi eSolar OS Command Injection

Critical10.0EPSS 24.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
icscert

Description

These Sinapsi devices do not check for special elements in commands sent to the system. By accessing certain pages with administrative privileges that do not require authentication within the device, attackers can execute arbitrary, unexpected, or dangerous commands directly onto the operating system.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-5863, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
icscertCNA (assigner)2.0Critical10.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High10.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
24.8% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Sinapsi · eSolar

    • affected < 2.0.2870_xxx_2.2.12
  • Sinapsi · eSolar DUO

    • affected < 2.0.2870_xxx_2.2.12
  • Sinapsi · eSolar Light

    • affected < 2.0.2870_xxx_2.2.12

What to do

Solution: Sinapsi has developed a new firmware version 2.0.2870_2.2.12 that mitigates these vulnerabilities. Sinapsi released the new firmware on Monday, November 19, 2012 directly to the devices. Users will be able to manually download the firmware on their device by using the Firmware Update function in the System Menu in the device’s Web interface. Sinapsi has also posted a security newsletter to its public Web site http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp  .Other affected vendors have been notified by Sinapsi and ICS-CERT, but the availability of new firmware upgrades are unknown by ICS-CERT at this time.

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