Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2018-5430
The short answer
CVE-2018-5430 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-12-29: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
The Spring web flows of TIBCO Software Inc.'s 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 contain a vulnerability which may allow any authenticated user read-only access to the contents of the web application, including key configuration files. Affected releases include TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3;6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.2.
Severity
8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Dec 29, 2022
Federal due date Jan 19, 2023
EPSS, next 30 days
48%
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- rhinosecuritylabs.com/application-security/authenticated-file-read-vulnerability-in-jasperreports/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44623/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-17-2018-tibco-jasperreports-2018-5430 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- rhinosecuritylabs.com/application-security/authenticated-file-read-vulnerability-in-jasperreports/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44623/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-17-2018-tibco-jasperreports-2018-5430 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-5430 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2018-5430 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2018-5430 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-12-29, with a federal remediation due date of 2023-01-19.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5430?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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