CVE-2021-23280 Arbitrary File upload

What is CVE-2021-23280?

CVE-2021-23280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM), published on 13 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability. IPM’s maps_srv.js allows an attacker to upload a malicious NodeJS file using uploadBackgroud action. An attacker can upload a malicious code or execute any command using a specially crafted packet to exploit the vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23280?

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-2021-23280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-23280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23280 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-2021-23277 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code High 8.3

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-52vj-66ff-3q3r.