IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere CVE-2017-1751 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	102217
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-1751
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 15 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 19 2017 09:01PM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10
Not Vulnerable:

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere CVE-2017-1751 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0.0.0 is vulnerable.

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere CVE-2017-1751 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere CVE-2017-1751 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere CVE-2017-1751 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Aut (IBM)