Code Injection in Eaton products - CVE-2021-23281

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Code Injection in Eaton products - CVE-2021-23281

Published: April 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52459
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23281
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Eaton
Affected software:
Intelligent Power Protector
Intelligent Power Manager
Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "coverterCheckList" function in meta_driver_srv.js class. A remote attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-23281

Install updates from vendor's website.

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