Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-49824

Ibm Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 – 21.0.7.19

Published
18 January 2025
Modified
18 August 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0032 24th percentile
Risk Priority 49 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-49824 is a medium-severity Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (CWE-602) vulnerability in Ibm Robotic Process Automation. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-25 (Reference Monitor) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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to improper validation of client-side security enforcement.

CWE(s)
CWE-602NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-23476Same product: Ibm Robotic Process Automation
CVE-2024-49825Same product: Ibm Robotic Process Automation
CVE-2025-36039Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-1838Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2024-41750Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-36093Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-36410Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2024-41751Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2024-43188Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-36102Same vendor: Ibm

Affected Assets

ibm
robotic process automation
21.0.0 — 21.0.7.19 · 23.0.0 — 23.0.19
ibm
robotic process automation for cloud pak
21.0.0 — 21.0.7.19 · 23.0.0 — 23.0.19

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V10.7.1
  • V2.2.2
  • V8.3.1
  • V10.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-25 Reference Monitor good match

Requires a tamper-proof, always-invoked reference monitor that cannot be bypassed by client-side logic.

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Enforces all access decisions on the server according to policy rather than trusting client-supplied enforcement.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement good match

Enforces information-flow rules at the server boundary instead of delegating them to the client.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match

Monitors and controls all external and key internal interfaces so that server-side policy cannot be off-loaded to clients.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent design flaws that place server security enforcement on the client.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Proper policy-based enforcement of authorizations implies server-side controls rather than client-only checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles mostly match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage client-side trust but do not directly address this weakness.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect client-side enforcement but is not the primary mitigation.

A.8.3 Information access restriction mostly match
prevents

Information access restriction is undermined when the client is trusted to enforce it.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates server-side validation and prevents reliance on client enforcement.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for server-side enforcement of security mechanisms.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require server-side checks and reject client-only enforcement.

References