Cross-site scripting in IBM Robotic Process Automation

Published: 2023-09-25

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-22594
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak Other software / Other software solutions IBM Robotic Process Automation Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU81083

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22594

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak: before 23.0.2

IBM Robotic Process Automation: before 23.0.2

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855835

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?