RCE in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager

CVE-2021-23281

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-23281: held from 0.022 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23281?
CVE-2021-23281 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2021-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-23281?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.