What is CVE-2021-23287?

CVE-2021-23287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-23287?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-23287 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager

CVE-2021-23287

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input of certain resources within the IPM software. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Manager (IPM 1) versions prior to 1.70.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-04-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (Ipm 1) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bu… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23287?: CVE-2021-23287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-23287?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-23287 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.