// For flags

CVE-2023-38734

IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.1 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.1 is vulnerable to incorrect privilege assignment when importing users from an LDAP directory. IBM X-Force ID: 262481.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
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Robotic Process Automation
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>= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1
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-
Affected
in Redhat
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Openshift
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--
Safe
Ibm
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Robotic Process Automation
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>= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Ibm
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Robotic Process Automation
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23.0.0
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-
Affected
in Redhat
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Openshift
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"
--
Safe
Ibm
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Robotic Process Automation
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23.0.0
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Ibm
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Robotic Process Automation
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23.0.1
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-
Affected
in Redhat
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Openshift
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"
--
Safe
Ibm
Search vendor "Ibm"
Robotic Process Automation
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation"
23.0.1
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" and version "23.0.1"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe