# CVE-2018-2006: Path traversal in Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

> Remote attackers can exploit path traversal to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to code execution on IBM Robotic Process Automation systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w6q2-m8gg-pjv5

## What is CVE-2018-2006?

CVE-2018-2006 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 21 Feb 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to upload arbitrary files to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 155008.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2006?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Robotic Process Automation With Automation Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2006 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-2018-2006 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2006 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, published on 21 Feb 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2006 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-2018-2006/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2006/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2006
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2006
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2006

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