CVE-2021-23277 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-23277

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code

Vulnerability Description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated eval injection vulnerability. The software does not neutralize code syntax from users before using in the dynamic evaluation call in loadUserFile function under scripts/libs/utils.js. Successful exploitation can allow attackers to control the input to the function and execute attacker controlled commands.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Amir Preminger from Claroty research

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Intelligent Power manager (IPM)
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: April 13th, 2021
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-95

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.