Unauthenticated file deletion via unvalidated driverID
Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Improper input validation in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager before 1.69 allows remote attackers to delete local files via crafted packets. The saveDriverData action in meta_driver_srv.js accepts an unvalidated driverID and uses it in file-deletion handling without adequate validation. No authentication is required, but the attacker must reach the IPM service from an adjacent network; exploitation can remove files on the host and interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager before 1.69 allows remote attackers to delete local files via crafted packets. The saveDriverData action in meta_driver_srv.js accepts an unvalidated driverID and uses it in file-deletion handling without adequate validation. No authentication is required, but the attacker must reach the IPM service from an adjacent network; exploitation can remove files on the host and interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-23279
- Published
- Apr 13, 2021
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Eaton
- Product
- Intelligent Power Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1485
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.69
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