Improper certificate validation in IBM Robotic Process Automation

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU71244

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21893

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation within the ValidateRemoteCertificate function in the Oracle ODP.NET managed driver. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Robotic Process Automation: before 23.0.7

Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak: before 23.0.7

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7006573

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.