Security Bulletin
Summary
Security Bulletin: IBM Robotic Process Automation is vulnerable to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-30616)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-30616
DESCRIPTION: IBM Robotic Process Automation could allow a privileged user to elevate their privilege to platform administrator through manipulation of APIs.
CVSS Base score: 8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227978 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | < 21.0.3 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service | < 21.0.3 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.3 | Update to 21.0.3 or higher |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | < 21.0.3 | Update to 21.0.3 or higher |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service | < 21.0.3 | No action required as IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service servers have been updated to 21.0.3 or higher. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
19 Jun 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 July 2022
UID
ibm16608430