Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Microsoft ASP.NET Core may affect IBM Robotic Process Automation and result in an exposure of sensitive information (CVE-2023-35391).

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Microsoft ASP.NET Core used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of it’s infrastructure, which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-35391). This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-35391
**DESCRIPTION:**Microsoft ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and then use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261914 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

| 23.0.0 - 23.0.9| Update to 23.0.10 or higher using the following instructions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.