CVE-2012-6428

The Carlo Gavazzi EOS-Box stores hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-354-02
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-02.pdf	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:carlosgavazzi:eos-box_photovoltaic_monitoring_system_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:carlosgavazzi:eos-box_photovoltaic_monitoring_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Jul 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) Carlo Gavazzi EOS-Box with firmware before 1.0.0.1080_2.1.10 establishes multiple hardcoded accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain administrative access by reading a password in a PHP script, a similar issue to CVE-2012-5862.	(en) The Carlo Gavazzi EOS-Box stores hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.
CWE		CWE-798
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-354-02 -

21 Nov 2024, 01:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-02.pdf - US Government Resource~~	() http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-02.pdf - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2012-12-23 21:55

Updated : 2025-07-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2012-6428

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6428

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6428

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Products Affected

carlosgavazzi

eos-box_photovoltaic_monitoring_system
eos-box_photovoltaic_monitoring_system_firmware

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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