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CVE-2012-5864

9.4 · HIGH

These Sinapsi devices do not check if users that visit pages within the device have properly authenticated.

Published Nov 23, 2012sinapsitechCWE-287EPSS 4.91%

Overview

CVE-2012-5864 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sinapsitech sinapsi_firmware. It was published on November 23, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

These Sinapsi devices

do not check if users that visit pages within the device have properly

authenticated. By directly visiting the pages within the device,

attackers can gain unauthorized access with administrative privileges.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sinapsitech. Update sinapsi_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sinapsitechsinapsi_firmware0Affected

References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.htmlRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/Refwww.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200CISAwww.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-325-01Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.htmlRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/Refwww.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88Refwww.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-325-01.pdfRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80203

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5864?

CVE-2012-5864 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sinapsitech sinapsi_firmware. It was published on November 23, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-5864?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-5864?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sinapsitech. Update sinapsi_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-5864?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-5864 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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