# CVE-2023-45189: IBM Robotic Process Automation information disclosure

> A low-privileged attacker can programmatically access client vault credentials in IBM Robotic Process Automation, exposing sensitive secrets.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wgw-qc2r-6vj3

## What is CVE-2023-45189?

CVE-2023-45189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 3 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation and IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.10, 23.0.0 through 23.0.10 may result in access to client vault credentials.  This difficult to exploit vulnerability could allow a low privileged attacker to programmatically access client vault credentials.  IBM X-Force ID:  268752.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation

- [CVE-2022-43844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43844/): IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak session fixation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38709/): Cross-site scripting in Robotic Process Automation (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-35280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35280/): Weak cryptography in Robotic Process Automation (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2024-51457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51457/): IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak cross-site scripting (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2023-22592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22592/): IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak insufficient permission settings (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 3 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45189 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-2023-45189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45189

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.