CVE-2012-5863 Sinapsi eSolar OS Command Injection
Attackers with administrative access can execute arbitrary OS commands on Sinapsi eSolar devices due to lack of input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5863?
CVE-2012-5863 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Sinapsi eSolar, published on 23 Nov 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5863?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Sinapsitech Esolar Duo Photovoltaic System Monitor, Sinapsitech Esolar Light Photovoltaic System Monitor, Sinapsitech Esolar Photovoltaic System Monitor, Sinapsitech Sinapsi Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-5863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sinapsi eSolar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44xp-g462-97fp.