CVE-2021-23285

Browser script execution via reflected resource input

Published Apr 18, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reflected XSS in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure 1.5.0plus205 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run browser script. The web interface reflects insufficiently validated input from unspecified resources, but Eaton has not disclosed the affected request or parameter. Exploitation requires local-subnet access and administrator interaction, and successful script execution can read or alter data in that administrator's browser context.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure 1.5.0plus205 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run browser script. The web interface reflects insufficiently validated input from unspecified resources, but Eaton has not disclosed the affected request or parameter. Exploitation requires local-subnet access and administrator interaction, and successful script execution can read or alter data in that administrator's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-23285
Published
Apr 18, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Eaton
Product
Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=all <=1.5.0plus205

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Eaton · Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructureversion=all <=1.5.0plus205

Published CVSS scores

3.1EatonCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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