SB20241203105 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation



SB20241203105 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation

Published: December 3, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20241203105
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 20% Medium 80%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20916)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences passed via URL to the install command within the _download_http_url() function in _internal/download.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with the Content-Disposition header that contains directory traversal characters in the filename and overwrite the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3651)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the idna.encode() function. A remote attacker can pass an overly long domain name to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URL in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system via download functions.


4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3572)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Policy (python-pip) component in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.


5) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5752)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie "pip install hg+...") with pip. A remote attacker who controls the repository can use the specified Mercurial revision to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call (ie "--config").


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.