CVE-2021-23283: Security issues in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) prior to version 1.69 is vulnerable to stored Cross Site Scripting. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input and improper encoding of the output for certain resources within the IPP software.

Affected products

Eaton Intelligent Power Protector: before 1.69 — fixed in 1.69

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector 1.69. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/Eaton-Intelligent-Power-Protector-Vulnerability-Advisory_1001b_V1.0.pdf
https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/Eaton-Intelligent-Power-Protector-Vulnerability-Advisory_1001b_V1.0.pdf

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