title: Incorrect privilege assignment allowing non-admin users to upload config files
description: Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) v1.67 & prior allow non-admin users to upload the system configuration files by sending specially crafted requests. This can result in non-admin users manipulating the system configurations via uploading the configurations with incorrect parameters.
problem types: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
affected:
{
product: Intelligent Power manager (IPM)
vendor: Eaton
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 1.67, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: Upgrade to the latest version 1.68 available on eaton.com
workarounds: Remove users which are not part of the origination and having accounts in the software.
Block port 4679 & 4680 at enterprise network firewall to prevent malicious users from accessing the software outside the facility.