# CVE-2023-27512: Hardcoded credentials in SolarView Compact

> Remote authenticated attackers can use hard-coded credentials to gain administrative privileges on SolarView Compact devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c89r-h5h8-5j45

## What is CVE-2023-27512?

CVE-2023-27512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use of hard-coded credentials exists in SolarView Compact SV-CPT-MC310 versions prior to Ver.8.10, and SV-CPT-MC310F versions prior to Ver.8.10, which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to login the affected product with an administrative privilege and perform an unintended operation.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27512?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310 Firmware, Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310f Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27512 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact

- [CVE-2022-29303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29303/): SolarView Compact Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-31374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31374/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20658/): SolarView Compact SV-CPT-MC310 prior to Ver.6.5 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the web server privilege via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27514/): Command injection in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27518/): Memory corruption in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27512 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact. 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-2023-27512/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27512/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27512
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27512
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27512

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27512/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.