Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU52453

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

Published: April 21, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU52453

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23279

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Intelligent Power Protector
Intelligent Power Manager
Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2021-23279

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intelligent Power Protector - update to 1.68
Intelligent Power Manager - update to 1.69
Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance - update to 1.69

External References

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/eaton-intelligent-power-manager-ipm-vulnerability-advisory.pdf

Related Security Bulletins

Multiple vulnerabilities in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager