# CVE-2019-4133: Code injection in Cloud Automation Manager

> A malicious user with client-side access can execute custom scripts in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, potentially compromising the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:L/C:N/PR:N/UI:R/AV:L/I:L/S:C/RL:O/RC:C/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8v9-vg96-qcr8

## What is CVE-2019-4133?

CVE-2019-4133 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Cloud Automation Manager 3.1.2 could allow a malicious user on the client side (with access to client computer) to run a custom script. IBM X-Force ID: 158278.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4133?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Automation Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4133?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4133 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4133 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4133 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Automation Manager

- [CVE-2019-4617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4617/): Auth bypass in Cloud Automation Manager (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2019-4616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4616/): Information disclosure in Cloud Automation Manager (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2019-4132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4132/): Open redirect in Cloud Automation Manager (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4133 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4133 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4133 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Automation Manager. 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-2019-4133/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4133/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4133
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4133
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4133

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4133/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.