Eaton Intelligent Power Manager - Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-12031)

CVE-2018-12031 is a critical vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager that allows attackers to perform local file inclusion using directory traversal within the firmware update mechanism.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of March 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2018-12031 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2018-12031. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Observed exploitation attempts typically involve requests to URLs containing /server/node_upgrade_srv.js along with parameters related to firmware download operations.