IBM Robotic Process Automation up to 21.0.7.18/23.0.18 client-side enforcement of server-side security

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Robotic Process Automation and Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak up to 21.0.7.18/23.0.18. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to client-side enforcement of server-side security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-49824. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Robotic Process Automation and Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak up to 21.0.7.18/23.0.18 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.18 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 and IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.18 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions as a privileged user due to improper validation of client-side security enforcement.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-49824 since 10/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/18/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Automation Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Robotic Process Automation
• Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

Version

• 21.0.7.0
• 21.0.7.1
• 21.0.7.2
• 21.0.7.3
• 21.0.7.4
• 21.0.7.5
• 21.0.7.6
• 21.0.7.7
• 21.0.7.8
• 21.0.7.9
• 21.0.7.10
• 21.0.7.11
• 21.0.7.12
• 21.0.7.13
• 21.0.7.14
• 21.0.7.15
• 21.0.7.16
• 21.0.7.17
• 21.0.7.18
• 23.0.0
• 23.0.1
• 23.0.2
• 23.0.3
• 23.0.4
• 23.0.5
• 23.0.6
• 23.0.7
• 23.0.8
• 23.0.9
• 23.0.10
• 23.0.11
• 23.0.12
• 23.0.13
• 23.0.14
• 23.0.15
• 23.0.16
• 23.0.17
• 23.0.18

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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