# CVE-2022-22433: Server-side request forgery in Robotic Process Automation

> Remote attackers can trigger server-side requests to arbitrary domains, enabling attacks on internal systems via IBM Robotic Process Automation.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/A:N/S:U/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/PR:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95mh-692f-ff59

## What is CVE-2022-22433?

CVE-2022-22433 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 and 21.0.2 is vulnerable to External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the application to perform server-side DNS lookups or HTTP requests to arbitrary domain names. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker can cause the application server to attack other systems that it can interact with. IBM X-Force ID: 224156.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22433?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Robotic Process Automation, Ibm Robotic Process Automation as a Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation

- [CVE-2022-30616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30616/): Privilege escalation in Robotic Process Automation (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2022-43574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43574/): Missing authorization in IBM Robotic Process Automation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-51448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51448/): IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-38734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38734/): IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2024-49824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49824/): IBM Robotic Process Automation security bypass (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22433 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Robotic Process Automation. 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-2022-22433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22433

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