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CVE-2021-23281 (GCVE-0-2021-23281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-13 18:03 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:41
VLAI
Title
Remote Code execution
Summary
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. IPM software does not sanitize the date provided via coverterCheckList action in meta_driver_srv.js class. Attackers can send a specially crafted packet to make IPM connect to rouge SNMP server and execute attacker-controlled code.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM) Affected: unspecified , < 1.69 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-04-01 00:00
Credits
Amir Preminger from Claroty research
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