# CVE-2021-23288: Security issues in Intelligent Power Protector

> Insufficient input validation in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector allows attackers on the local subnet to execute code via administrator interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvvf-x5v8-3hvv

## What is CVE-2021-23288?

CVE-2021-23288 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector, published on 1 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-23288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-23288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector

- [CVE-2026-22619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22619/): Other in IPP software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-22616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22616/): Security feature bypass in IPP Software (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2026-22615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22615/): Code injection in IPP Software (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2026-22618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22618/): Misconfiguration in IPP software (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2026-22617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22617/): Security feature bypass in IPP Software (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-23288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-23288 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector, published on 1 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector. 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-2021-23288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.