# CVE-2023-22591: IBM Robotic Process Automation session fixation

> Attackers with physical access can hijack sessions after password resets because tokens are not invalidated, allowing unauthorized account access.

- **Severity:** Low 3.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mq7j-4cj9-75x8

## What is CVE-2023-22591?

CVE-2023-22591 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 15 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 through 21.0.7 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.1 could allow a user with physical access to the system due to session tokens for not being invalidated after a password reset.  IBM X-Force ID:  243710.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22591?

It affects 2 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22591 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-2023-22591 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22591 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 15 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22591 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-2023-22591/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22591/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22591
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22591
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22591

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22591/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.