Is CVE-2021-23278 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-23278 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-23278?

CVE-2021-23278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-23278?

CVE-2021-23278 has an EPSS score of 1.01% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23278?

Upgrade intelligent power manager to 1.69 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-23278

HIGH

8.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file delete vulnerability induced due to improper input validation at server/maps_srv.js with action removeBackground and server/node_upgrade_srv.js with action removeFirmware. An attacker can send specially crafted packets to delete the files on the system where IPM software is installed.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

intelligent power managerNVD

Affected:< 1.69Fixed in:1.69CVE-2021-23278derived from NVD

intelligent power manager virtual applianceNVD

Affected:< 1.69Fixed in:1.69CVE-2021-23278derived from NVD

intelligent power protectorNVD

Affected:< 1.68Fixed in:1.68CVE-2021-23278derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

eaton.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.