Cross-site scripting in IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere Enterprise 10 is vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting, caused by missing escaping of a database field. An attacker that has access to the Control Room database could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once victim opens a certain page in Control Room. IBM X-Force ID: 149883.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1812
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv8x-mm44-5q24
- 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-1812 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1812 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv8x-mm44-5q24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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