# CVE-2018-1878: Information disclosure in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

> IBM Robotic Process Automation discloses sensitive information in web requests, potentially aiding future attacks against the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95rf-rqrr-vcwj

## What is CVE-2018-1878?

CVE-2018-1878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 2 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could disclose sensitive information in a web request that could aid in future attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 151714.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1878?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Robotic Process Automation With Automation Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1878?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

- [CVE-2018-1547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1547/): Code injection in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2019-4298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4298/): Privilege escalation in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-4336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4336/): Security feature bypass in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-4297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4297/): Other in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2018-1876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1876/): Information disclosure in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1878 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 2 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1878/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1878/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1878
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1878
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1878

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