An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-79.
Summary
An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. The administration panel is vulnerable to a CSRF attack on the change-password functionality. This vulnerability could be used to force a logged-in administrator to perform a silent password update. The affected forms are also vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities. This flaw could be triggered by driving an administrator logged into the Eaton application to a specially crafted web page. This attack could be done silently.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9qg-953j-9qqw
References
More Eaton 9px Ups Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06726 An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2018-06725 An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2018-9281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-9281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9qg-953j-9qqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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