Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere is vulnerable to attacks involving PostgreSQL.
Vulnerability Details
Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere | 11.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
CVEID: CVE-2020-1720
Description: A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.
See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176286 for the current score.
Remediation: Use Microsoft SQL Server or upgrade to IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 19.0
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
18 May 2021: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 May 2021
Initial Publish date:
18 May 2021
UID
ibm16454165