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
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-07-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-22 CVE Published
- 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7028227 | 2023-08-26 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262481 | 2023-08-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Robotic Process Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" | >= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" and version " >= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Robotic Process Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" | >= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" and version " >= 21.0.0 <= 21.0.7.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Robotic Process Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" | 23.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" and version "23.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Robotic Process Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" | 23.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Robotic Process Automation" and version "23.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
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 | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | 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 Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|