CVE-2018-1547 Code injection in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

High 8.0 Published 7 Jun 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on victim machines via CSV injection in IBM Robotic Process Automation exports.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1547?

CVE-2018-1547 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 7 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper output encoding in an CSV export. By persuading a victim to download the CSV export, to open it in Microsoft Excel and to confirm the two security questions, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run any command or program on the victim's machine. IBM X-Force ID: 142651.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Robotic Process Automation With Automation Anywhere.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-1547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2hgx-m265-x6jf.