Race condition in IBM Robotic Process Automation

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU78213

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33170

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the ASP.NET and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak: before 21.0.7.8, 23.0.9, 21.0.7.8

IBM Robotic Process Automation: before 21.0.7.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029540

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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