CVE-2021-23280 json
Arbitrary File upload
published 2021-04-13 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-10375
- cvss
- 8.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM) 1.69
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-110-06 updated cvss 8.0
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager
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Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) < 1.69 Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance (IPM VA) < 1.69 Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) < 1.68affected: mitigation “Eaton IPM v1.69: Download | IPM | Eaton” eaton.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-23280
- NVD CVE-2021-23280
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