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CVE-2023-25680


IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 through 21.0.5 is vulnerable to insufficiently protecting credentials. Queue Provider credentials are not obfuscated while editing queue provider details. IBM X-Force ID: 247032.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.2, but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-03-15T20:15:10.587

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:49:55.567

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-200
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm robotic_process_automation < 21.0.6 Yes
Application ibm robotic_process_automation_as_a_service < 21.0.6 Yes
Application ibm robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak < 21.0.6 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.