Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Python used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of Watson NLP and base container images which may result in a remote attacker to bypass security restriction (CVE-2023-24329).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-24329
DESCRIPTION: Python could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the urllib.parse component. By sending a specially-crafted request using URL starts with blank characters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass blocklisting methods.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247730 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.10, 23.0.0 - 23.0.11 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.10, 23.0.0 - 23.0.11 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.10 | Download 21.0.7.11 or higher and follow these instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.10 | Update to 21.0.7.11 or higher using the following instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 23.0.0 - 23.0.11 | Download 23.0.12 or higher and follow these instructions. |
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IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 23.0.0 - 23.0.11 | Update to 23.0.12 or higher using the following instructions. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
22 Nov 2023: 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 November 2023
UID
ibm17081792