CVE-2021-23277 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code

What is CVE-2021-23277?

CVE-2021-23277 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM), published on 13 Apr 2021.

Official description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated eval injection vulnerability. The software does not neutralize code syntax from users before using in the dynamic evaluation call in loadUserFile function under scripts/libs/utils.js. Successful exploitation can allow attackers to control the input to the function and execute attacker controlled commands.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-95

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23277?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Eaton Intelligent Power Manager, Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance, Eaton Intelligent Power Protector.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-23277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM)

• CVE-2021-23281 Remote Code execution Critical 10.0
• CVE-2018-12031 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-6651 Command injection via specially crafted file name during config file upload High 8.8
• CVE-2021-23278 Arbitrary File delete High 8.7
• CVE-2021-23279 Arbitrary File delete High 8.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qcjf-2v2g-8464.