CVE-2012-5862: Sinapsi eSolar Hard-Coded Password

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-259

Description

These Sinapsi devices store hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords in the device, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

Affected products

Sinapsitech Esolar Duo Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Esolar Light Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Esolar Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Sinapsi Firmware: through 2.0.2870

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-325-01
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-325-01.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200

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