Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2021 · Assigned by Eaton

CVE-2021-23281Remote Code execution

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity code injection 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 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.5% 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 remote code execution vulnerability. IPM software does not sanitize the date provided via coverterCheckList action in meta_driver_srv.js class. Attackers can send a specially crafted packet to make IPM connect to rouge SNMP server and execute attacker-controlled code.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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