Privilege escalation via client-side authorization enforcement
Published Jan 18, 2025 · Updated Jan 21, 2025
Authorization bypass in IBM RPA 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.18 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 allows remote authenticated users to perform privileged actions. The server relies on client-side security enforcement without properly validating requested actions, so altered client requests bypass intended authorization. A valid account and network access to the server are required; the published impact is unauthorized privileged actions, not data disclosure or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in IBM RPA 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.18 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 allows remote authenticated users to perform privileged actions. The server relies on client-side security enforcement without properly validating requested actions, so altered client requests bypass intended authorization. A valid account and network access to the server are required; the published impact is unauthorized privileged actions, not data disclosure or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49824
- Published
- Jan 18, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 21, 2025
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- IBM Robotic Process Automation
- Classifications
- CWE-602, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=21.0.0 <=21.0.7.18
- Affected versionversion=23.0.0 <=23.0.18
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