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Security Bulletin: Due to use of PostgreSQL, IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere is vulnerable to SQL injection (CVE-2021-23214)

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are vulnerabilities in the PostgreSQL used by IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere. This affects the IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere control room application.

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 Anywhere11.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by switching to Microsoft SQL Server or upgrading to IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 19.0.

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23214
DESCRIPTION:   When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a client cert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213379 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

31 Mar 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 April 2022

Initial Publish date:
31 March 2022

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ibm16568765