CVE-2022-22503Network attack vector

Click hijacking via malicious site framing

Published Oct 6, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Clickjacking in IBM Robotic Process Automation before 21.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack a victim's clicks via a malicious site. IBM has not published the affected page or the implementation error that permits the application interface to be framed by an attacker-controlled site. Exploitation requires user interaction with the malicious page and can trigger actions within the victim's active application session.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Clickjacking in IBM Robotic Process Automation before 21.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack a victim's clicks via a malicious site. IBM has not published the affected page or the implementation error that permits the application interface to be framed by an attacker-controlled site. Exploitation requires user interaction with the malicious page and can trigger actions within the victim's active application session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22503
Published
Oct 6, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
CWE-1021, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1021Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
T1204User Execution

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