IBM CloudPak Automation CSV Injection RCE 18.0.0-22.0.2
CVE-2023-35899 Published on March 21, 2024
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation CSV injection
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, and 22.0.2 is potentially vulnerable to CSV Injection. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-Force ID: 259354.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-35899 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a CSV Injection Vulnerability?
The software saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by spreadsheet software. User-provided data is often saved to traditional databases. This data can be exported to a CSV file, which allows users to read the data using spreadsheet software such as Excel, Numbers, or Calc. This software interprets entries beginning with '=' as formulas, which are then executed by the spreadsheet software. The software's formula language often allows methods to access hyperlinks or the local command line, and frequently allows enough characters to invoke an entire script. Attackers can populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software.
CVE-2023-35899 has been classified to as a CSV Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-35899
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Affected Versions
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation:- Version 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, 22.0.2 is affected.
- Version 18.0.0, <= 18.0.2 is affected.
- Version 19.0.1, <= 19.0.3 is affected.
- Version 20.0.1, <= 20.0.3 is affected.
- Version 21.0.1, <= 21.0.1_if008 is affected.
- Version 22.0.2, <= 22.0.2_if005 is affected.
- Version 23.0.1, <= 23.0.1_if001 is affected.
- Version 21.0.3, <= 21.0.3_if023 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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