IBM 11 Account Lockout weak authentication

A vulnerability was found in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 (Automation Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Account Lockout. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/01/2019. It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4336 since 01/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 137132, 137129, 137128 and 137127.

Type

• Automation Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Class: Weak authentication (CWE-287)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
07/01/2019 +179 days Advisory disclosed
07/01/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/01/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2019-4336 (🔒)
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Created: 07/01/2019 08:04 PM
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