CVE-2018-18809
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CVE-2018-18809 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 79.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tibco | Jasperreports Library | <= 6.4.21 |
| Tibco | Jasperreports Library | <= 6.7.0 |
| Tibco | Jasperreports Library | 7.1.0 |
| Tibco | Jasperreports Library | 7.2.0 |
| Tibco | Jasperreports Server | <= 6.4.3 |
| Tibco | Jasperreports Server | 7.1.0 |
| Tibco | Jaspersoft | <= 7.1.0 |
| Tibco | Jaspersoft Reporting And Analytics | <= 7.1.0 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-Traversal.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107351Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-18809-tibco.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2018-18809-path-traversal-in-tibco-jaspersoft.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-Traversal.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107351Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-18809-tibco.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2018-18809-path-traversal-in-tibco-jaspersoft.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-18809US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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