Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Autmation could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive data that may be exposed through certain crypto-analytic attacks. This bulletin identifies the fixes or remediations available to resolve this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-51456
DESCRIPTION: IBM Robotic Process Automation could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive data that may be exposed through certain crypto-analytic attacks.
CWE: CWE-780: Use of RSA Algorithm without OAEP
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.19, 23.0.0 - 23.0.19 |
IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.19, 23.0.0 - 23.0.19 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
IBM Robotic Process Automation | 23.0.0 - 23.0.19 | Download 23.0.20 or higher and follow these instructions. |
IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 23.0.0 - 23.0.19 | Update to 23.0.20 or higher using the following instructions. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now and executing these steps to mitigate CVE-2024-51456
Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
IBM Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.19 | Refer to mitigation documented below |
IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.0 - 21.0.7.19 | Refer to mitigation documented below |
Mitigation:
- For OTP encryption, the TLS encryption already mitigates the issue. Choose strong ciphers for client and server environments LS_ECDHE_* or TLS_AES_* are recommended: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/tls-cipher-suites-in-windows-server-2022
- For Credentials encryption, enable TDE encryption on your database: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/security/encryption/transparent-data-encryption?view=sql-server-ver16
- Encrypt communication with the database: [Configure SQL Server Database Engine for encryption - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn|https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-sql-server-encryption?view=sql-server-ver16]
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References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/tls-cipher-suites-in-windows-server-2022
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/security/encryption/transparent-data-encryption?view=sql-server-ver16
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-sql-server-encryption?view=sql-server-ver16
Acknowledgement
Change History
11 Jan 2025: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 January 2025
UID
ibm17180685