# CVE-2018-9281: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can force administrators to change passwords or execute scripts via CSRF and XSS, leading to account takeover or code execution on Eaton UPS devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9qg-953j-9qqw

## What is CVE-2018-9281?

CVE-2018-9281 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9281?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eaton 9px Ups Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-9281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-9281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-9279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9279/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2018-9280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9280/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-9281 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-9281 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9281/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9281
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9281
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9281

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9281/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.