Improper handling of exceptional conditions in IBM Robotic Process Automation

1) Improper handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU96575

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21907

CWE-ID: CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of errors within the JsonConvert.DeserializeObject method. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Robotic Process Automation: before 21.0.7.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7031623

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.