IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.

Published 7 y ago 2019-02-21 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.9

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.5%

percentile 85%

Public exploits

none known

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to upload arbitrary files to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 155008.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	4.9	`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`
CNA	3.0	4.9	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`
NVD	3.0	4.9	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Affected products

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

securityfocus.com /bid/107122 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794133 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/155008 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-2006
NVD: CVE-2018-2006

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