CVE-2021-23288

Administrator-browser script execution via unvalidated resource input

Published Apr 1, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Stored XSS in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 1.69 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in an administrator's browser. The software stores input from unspecified resources without sufficient validation and later renders it in the web interface. Reachability requires local-subnet access, high-privilege authentication, and administrator interaction; Eaton has not identified the affected resources.

CVSS severity5.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 1.69 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in an administrator's browser. The software stores input from unspecified resources without sufficient validation and later renders it in the web interface. Reachability requires local-subnet access, high-privilege authentication, and administrator interaction; Eaton has not identified the affected resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-23288
Published
Apr 1, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Eaton
Product
Intelligent Power Protector
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 1, 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=unspecified <1.69

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Eaton · Intelligent Power Protectorversion=unspecified <1.69

Published CVSS scores

5.6EatonCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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