Input validation error in Eaton products - CVE-2021-23279

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Input validation error in Eaton products - CVE-2021-23279

Published: April 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52453
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23279
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Eaton
Affected software:
Intelligent Power Manager
Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance
Intelligent Power Protector

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete arbitrary files on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the "saveDriverData" function in meta_driver_srv.js class using invalidated driverID. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted packets to delete the files on the system where IPM software is installed.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-23279

Install updates from vendor's website.

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