CVE-2021-22810
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability exists that could cause arbritrary script execution when a privileged account clicks on a malicious URL specifically crafted for the NMC pointing to a delete policy file. Affected Products: 1-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using NMC2 including Smart-UPS, Symmetra, and Galaxy 3500 with Network Management Card 2 (NMC2): AP9630/AP9630CH/AP9630J, AP9631/AP9631CH/AP9631J, AP9635/AP9635J (NMC2 AOS V6.9.8 and earlier), 3-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using NMC2 including Symmetra PX 250/500 (SYPX) Network Management Card 2 (NMC2): AP9630/AP9630CH/AP9630J, AP9631/AP9631CH/AP9631J, AP9635/AP9635J (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), 3-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using NMC2 including Symmetra PX 48/96/100/160 kW UPS (PX2), Symmetra PX 20/40 kW UPS (SY3P), Gutor (SXW, GVX), and Galaxy (GVMTS, GVMSA, GVXTS, GVXSA, G7K, GFC, G9KCHU): AP9630/AP9630CH/AP9630J, AP9631/AP9631CH/AP9631J, AP9635/AP9635CH (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), 1-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using NMC3 including Smart-UPS, Symmetra, and Galaxy 3500 with Network Management Card 3 (NMC3): AP9640/AP9640J, AP9641/AP9641J, AP9643/AP9643J (NMC3 AOS V1.4.2.1 and earlier), APC Rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) using NMC2 2G Metered/Switched Rack PDUs with embedded NMC2: AP84XX, AP86XX, AP88XX, AP89XX (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), APC Rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) using NMC3 2G Metered/Switched Rack PDUs with embedded NMC3: APDU99xx (NMC3 AOS V1.4.0 and earlier), APC 3-Phase Power Distribution Products using NMC2 Galaxy RPP: GRPPIP2X84 (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 (NMC2) for InfraStruxure 150 kVA PDU with 84 Poles (X84P): PDPB150G6F (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 for InfraStruxure 40/60kVA PDU (XPDU) PD40G6FK1-M, PD40F6FK1-M, PD40L6FK1-M, PDRPPNX10 M,PD60G6FK1, PD60F6FK1, PD60L6FK1, PDRPPNX10, PD40E5EK20-M, PD40H5EK20-M (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 for Modular 150/175kVA PDU (XRDP): PDPM150G6F, PDPM150L6F, PDPM175G6H (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 for 400 and 500 kVA (PMM): PMM400-ALA, PMM400-ALAX, PMM400-CUB, PMM500-ALA, PMM500-ALAX, PMM500-CUB (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 for Modular PDU (XRDP2G): PDPM72F-5U, PDPM138H-5U, PDPM144F, PDPM138H-R, PDPM277H, PDPM288G6H (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Rack Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) Embedded NMC2: Rack Automatic Transfer Switches - AP44XX (ATS4G) (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Network Management Card 2 (NMC2) Cooling Products: InRow Cooling for series ACRP5xx, ACRP1xx, ACRD5xx, and ACRC5xx SKUs (ACRP2G), InRow Cooling for series ACRC10x SKUs (RC10X2G), InRow Cooling for series ACRD6xx and ACRC6xx SKUs (ACRD2G), InRow Cooling Display for series ACRD3xx (ACRC2G), InRow Cooling for series ACSC1xx SKUs (SC2G), InRow Cooling for series ACRD1xx and ACRD2xx (ACRPTK2G), Ecoflair IAEC25/50 Air Economizer Display (EB2G), Uniflair SP UCF0481I, UCF0341I (UNFLRSP), Uniflair LE DX Perimeter Cooling Display for SKUs: IDAV, IDEV, IDWV, IUAV, IUEV, IUWV, IXAV, IXEV, IXWV, LDAV, LDEV, and LDWV (LEDX2G), Refrigerant Distribution Unit: ACDA9xx (RDU) (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), Environmental Monitoring Unit with embedded NMC2 (NB250): NetBotz NBRK0250 (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier), and Network Management Card 2 (NMC2): AP9922 Battery Management System (BM4) (NMC2 AOS V6.9.6 and earlier)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Network Management Card 2/3 web interface allows a privileged user to execute arbitrary JavaScript by clicking a maliciously crafted URL pointing to a delete policy file function. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation and output encoding when processing the policy file deletion parameter.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.9.8<= 6.9.6<= 1.4.2.1<= 1.4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify your Network Management Card firmware versionAccess the NMC web interface or use SNMP/sysinfo to retrieve the firmware version. Look for AOS (Application Operating System) version information.Affected if The installed AOS version is NMC2 <= 6.9.8 or <= 6.9.6, or NMC3 <= 1.4.2.1 or <= 1.4.0
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Confirm the web interface is enabledVerify that the NMC web interface (HTTP/HTTPS) is accessible and responding on your Network Management Card.Affected if The web interface is accessible and the firmware version falls within the affected ranges above
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Check for privileged user accountsReview the user account configuration on the NMC to identify accounts with administrative or privileged access levels.Affected if Privileged (administrator) user accounts exist on the device with firmware in the affected version ranges
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Verify policy file deletion feature accessLocate the policy file management or deletion function within the NMC web interface navigation.Affected if The policy file deletion feature is accessible to privileged users on an affected firmware version
You are affected if your NMC2 firmware is <= 6.9.8 or <= 6.9.6, or NMC3 firmware is <= 1.4.2.1 or <= 1.4.0, and the web interface with privileged user access is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied firmware updates (NMC2 AOS V6.9.9 or later for NMC2, NMC3 AOS V1.4.3 or later for NMC3) to all affected Network Management Cards. Until patches are applied, disable web interface access for untrusted users and restrict administrative privileges.
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