CVE-2023-25680

Credential exposure via unmasked queue-provider editor

Published Mar 15, 2023 · Updated Feb 26, 2025

Credential exposure in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 through 21.0.5 allows physically proximate attackers to view queue credentials. The queue-provider details editor renders stored credential values without obfuscation, exposing each secret on screen instead of masking it. Exploitation requires physical proximity to a session where queue-provider details are being edited.

CVSS severity4.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 through 21.0.5 allows physically proximate attackers to view queue credentials. The queue-provider details editor renders stored credential values without obfuscation, exposing each secret on screen instead of masking it. Exploitation requires physical proximity to a session where queue-provider details are being edited.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25680
Published
Mar 15, 2023
Updated
Feb 26, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.0.1 <21.0.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.1 <21.0.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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