Check Point Advisories

Eaton IPM Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2021-23278)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0732
Date Published:	29 Sep 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 September, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-23278
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Intelligent Power Manager Intelligent Power Protector
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in Eaton Intelligent Power Management and Eaton Intelligent Power Protector. The vulnerability is due to missing input validation in maps_srv.js and node_upgrade_srv.js.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Eaton IPM Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2021-23278) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Eaton IPM Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2021-23278)