# CVE-2022-22503: Other in Robotic Process Automation

> Remote attackers can hijack user click actions in IBM Robotic Process Automation via malicious websites, potentially launching further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/I:L/C:L/UI:R/PR:N/A:N/S:C/AV:N/AC:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g348-x9h5-9m9g

## What is CVE-2022-22503?

CVE-2022-22503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 6 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 227125.

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22503?

It affects 2 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22503 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-2022-22503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 6 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22503 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-2022-22503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.