Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in python-request affects IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak and may result in an attacker obtaining sensitive information (CVE-2023-32681)

Summary

python-requests is used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of base container images. (CVE-2023-32681)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-32681
**DESCRIPTION:**python-requests could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the leaking of Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers during redirects to an HTTPS origin. By persuading a victim to click on a specially crafted URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256114 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

| 23.0.0 - 23.0.9| Update to 23.0.10 or higher using the following instructions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None