CVE-2022-22415
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability exists where an IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 regular user is able to obtain view-only access to some admin pages in the Control Center IBM X-Force ID: 223029.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 contains an insecure direct object reference or authorization bypass vulnerability where regular (non-privileged) users can obtain view-only access to admin pages within the Control Center. This represents a horizontal privilege escalation where standard users can access administrative interfaces they should not be able to view.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 21.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM RPA versionLocate the IBM Robotic Process Automation installation directory and check the version file or use the product's version command/query mechanism. Common locations include the installation root directory or within the product's system information panel.Affected if The installed version is exactly 21.0.1 (the only version listed as affected)
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Confirm Control Center is accessibleAccess the IBM RPA Control Center web interface by navigating to its URL (typically on port 443 or configured port) and verify the application is running and responsive.Affected if Control Center is deployed and accessible - the authorization bypass only applies if the Control Center web interface is in use
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Review user role assignmentsLog into the Control Center with an administrator account and navigate to the user management or role configuration section. Enumerate all user accounts and their assigned roles to identify non-privileged (standard) user accounts.Affected if There exist standard user accounts assigned to non-admin roles - these are the accounts that could potentially exploit the horizontal privilege escalation
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Test admin page access with standard userLog in to Control Center using a standard (non-privileged) user account that should not have administrative access. Attempt to navigate directly to admin-specific URLs or pages within Control Center to observe if view-only access is granted.Affected if A standard user can access admin pages they should not have permission to view, confirming the authorization bypass is present
Your environment is affected if you have IBM Robotic Process Automation version 21.0.1 running with the Control Center interface and standard users can access admin pages they should not see.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the IBM security patch for CVE-2022-22415 or upgrade to a version where this authorization bypass has been remediated. Review user role assignments and access controls in the Control Center.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22415 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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