IBMB352E2499833074982DAEF1431EDEE8B892005D4D8EEECAD1B4A6CE4DE3A19C7Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Microsoft .NET may affect IBM Robotic Process Automation allowing an attacker to conduct spoofing attacks (CVE-2022-34716)
5.9 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
43.6%
Summary
Microsoft .NET is used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of the development infrastructure and .NET Runtime (CVE-2022-34716).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-34716
**DESCRIPTION:**Microsoft .NET could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by improper XML signature verification in the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.SignedXml implementation. By conducting an XML external entity injection attack, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/232148 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.8, 23.0.0 - 23.0.7 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.8, 23.0.0 - 23.0.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| Product(s) | **Version(s) number and/or range ** | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.8 | Download 21.0.7.9 or higher and follow these instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.8 | Update to 21.0.7.9 or higher using the following instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 23.0.0 - 23.0.7 | Download 23.0.8 or higher and follow these instructions. |
IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
| 23.0.0 - 23.0.7| Update to 23.0.8 or higher using the following instructions.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Related
5.9 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
43.6%