CVE-2024-49825 IBM Robotic Process Automation session fixation

Medium 6.3 Published 14 Apr 2025 Updated 1 Sep 2025

Attackers can impersonate other users because sessions are not invalidated after logout, requiring a patch for IBM Robotic Process Automation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-49825?

CVE-2024-49825 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, published on 14 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Robotic Process Automation and Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.20 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.20 does not invalidate session after a logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Weakness: CWE-613

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49825?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Robotic Process Automation, Ibm Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-49825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r58-7qgh-qjq2.