IBM5211E73FEFF6DE75B326605BF6076941B3A243E1242B74AFBF68D0C72AF8EBDFSecurity Bulletin: IBM Robotic Process Automation is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to async (CVE-2021-43138)
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
47.9%
Summary
async is used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of control center UI functionality. CVE-2021-43138
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2021-43138
**DESCRIPTION:**Async could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by prototype pollution in the mapValues() method. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223605 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | < 21.0.3 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
Remediation/Fixes:
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Fix/Remediation |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.3 | Upgrade to 21.0.3 or higher |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm robotic process automation | eq | 21.0.0 | |
| ibm robotic process automation | eq | 21.0.1 | |
| ibm robotic process automation | eq | 21.0.2 |
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
47.9%