CVE-2023-38734 IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting incorrect privilege assignment during LDAP user imports in IBM Robotic Process Automation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-38734?

CVE-2023-38734 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 22 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.1 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.1 is vulnerable to incorrect privilege assignment when importing users from an LDAP directory. IBM X-Force ID: 262481.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Robotic Process Automation.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-38734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3qh-7758-4h7p.

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