CVE-2018-1812 Cross-site scripting in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

Medium 5.4 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker with database access can inject scripts into the Control Room interface, allowing execution in victims' browsers.

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-2018-1812?

CVE-2018-1812 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 5 Oct 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 Enterprise 10 is vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting, caused by missing escaping of a database field. An attacker that has access to the Control Room database could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once victim opens a certain page in Control Room. IBM X-Force ID: 149883.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1812?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Robotic Process Automation With Automation Anywhere.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1812?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-1812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv8x-mm44-5q24.