CVE-2021-23283 Security issues in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Eaton IPP allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23283?
CVE-2021-23283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP), published on 19 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) prior to version 1.69 is vulnerable to stored Cross Site Scripting. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input and improper encoding of the output for certain resources within the IPP software.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eaton Intelligent Power Protector.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-23283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r333-6m87-xrr9.