# CVE-2021-23282: Stored Cross-site Scripting reported in Intelligent Power Manager v1

> Stored XSS in Eaton IPM allows attackers with local subnet access to execute scripts via admin interaction, risking system compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6vg-j7j8-pc25

## What is CVE-2021-23282?

CVE-2021-23282 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM), published on 25 Nov 2024. 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 1.70 is vulnerable to stored Cross site scripting. The
vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPM software.
The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise
the system

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23282?


## How do I fix CVE-2021-23282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-23282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-23282 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-23282 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM), published on 25 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM). 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-2021-23282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23282/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23282
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23282
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23282

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23282/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.