IBM 11 Database Access privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 (Automation Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Database Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/01/2019. The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-4298 since 01/03/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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.

See 137132, 137131, 137129 and 137127 for similar entries.

Type

• Automation Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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-2019-4298 (🔒)
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Created: 07/01/2019 08:03 PM
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