Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2021 · Assigned by Eaton

CVE-2021-23277Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intelligent Power manager (IPM) from Eaton. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated eval injection vulnerability. The software does not neutralize code syntax from users before using in the dynamic evaluation call in loadUserFile function under scripts/libs/utils.js. Successful exploitation can allow attackers to control the input to the function and execute attacker controlled commands.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Eaton	Intelligent Power manager (IPM)	unspecified – before 1.69

Weakness: CWE-95 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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