CVE-2018-2006

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to upload arbitrary files to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 155008.

Affected products

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere: from 11.0.0.0 before 11.0.0.4 — fixed in 11.0.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107122
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155008
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794133
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107122
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155008
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794133

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