8.0
HIGH
CVE-2018-1547
IBM X-Force Robotic Process Automation Automation Anywhere Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper output encoding in an CSV export. By persuading a victim to download the CSV export, to open it in Microsoft Excel and to confirm the two security questions, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run any command or program on the victim's machine. IBM X-Force ID: 142651.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1547 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm robotic_process_automation_with_automation_anywhere
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1547.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016197 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104469 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142651 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1547 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 IBM Corporation AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-20 CWE-119 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016197 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016197 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142651 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142651 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104469 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104469 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_with_automation_anywhere:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104469 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.85 }} 0.12%

score

0.82605

percentile

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