What is CVE-2018-1552?

CVE-2018-1552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation With Anywhere, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1552?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in IBM Robotic Process Automation With Anywhere

CVE-2018-1552

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 and 11.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a missing restriction in which file types can be uploaded to the control room. By uploading a malicious file and tricking a victim to run it, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 142889.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.029 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Robotic Process Automation With Anywhere — versions 11.0, 10.0
Ibm Robotic_process_automation_with_automation_anywhere — versions 10, 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1552?: CVE-2018-1552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation With Anywhere, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1552?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.