IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection.
IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection. By using a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to make unauthorized queries or modify the LDAP content. IBM X-Force ID: 160761.
- Published
- Jul 1, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.1% · 63th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-90
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Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.1%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · ibm
- 6.4
- 1.0 point gap
CVSS:3.0/C:L/PR:L/AV:N/AC:L/I:L/UI:N/A:N/S:C/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | robotic process automation with automation anywhere | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_with_automation_anywhere |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm robotic process automation with automation anywhere11.0.0.0 and later · before 11.0.0.5
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere
- 11affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-4336IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to 40Plan
- CVE-2018-1552IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 and 11.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caus36Monitor
- CVE-2018-1514IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to ex35Monitor
- CVE-2018-1877IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could store highly sensitive information in the form of unencrypted passwords tha31Monitor
- CVE-2018-1547IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused b31Monitor
- CVE-2019-4298IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 uses a high privileged PostgreSQL account for database access which could allow a28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-90 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.