XSS in Eaton 9px Ups
CVE-2018-9281
An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. The administration panel is vulnerable to a CSRF attack on the change-password functionality. This vulnerability could be used to force a logged-in administrator to perform a silent password update. The affected forms are also vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities. This flaw could be triggered by driving an administrator logged into the Eaton application to a specially crafted web page. This attack could be done silently.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Eaton 9px_ups
- Eaton 9px_ups_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9281?
- CVE-2018-9281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton 9px Ups, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9281?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.