What is CVE-2023-22594?

CVE-2023-22594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-22594?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Robotic Process Automation

CVE-2023-22594

IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak 20.12.0 through 21.0.4 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 244075.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-01-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855835 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244075 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22594?: CVE-2023-22594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-22594?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.