CVE-2021-23278: Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file delete vulnerability induced due to improper input validation…

PriorityP356critical9.6CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSCCNIHAH

EPSS

1.01%

58.9th percentile

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file delete vulnerability induced due to improper input validation at server/maps_srv.js with action removeBackground and server/node_upgrade_srv.js with action removeFirmware. An attacker can send specially crafted packets to delete the files on the system where IPM software is installed.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
eaton	intelligent_power_manager	< 1.69	1.69
eaton	intelligent_power_manager	>= unspecified < 1.69	1.69
eaton	intelligent_power_manager_virtual_appliance	< 1.69	1.69
eaton	intelligent_power_protector	< 1.68	1.68

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.6CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.05.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

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