CVE-2018-18809

Known Exploited Public Exploit
TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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.

Remediation

Solution:

  • TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions: TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.3.4 and below update to version 6.3.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.4.1, 6.4.2, and 6.4.21 update to version 6.4.22 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.1.0 update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.2.0 update to version 7.2.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition versions 6.7.0 and below update to version 6.7.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.21 and below update to version 6.4.22 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.3.4 and below update to version 6.3.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, and 6.4.3 update to version 6.4.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server version 7.1.0 update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.4.4 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.09% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory tibco.com Vendor Advisory tibco.com
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS
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References

Link Tags
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories vendor advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-6-2019-tibco-jasperreports-library-2018-18809 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107351 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/17 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-Traversal.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2018-18809-path-traversal-in-tibco-jaspersoft.html third party advisory exploit
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-18809-tibco.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18809?
CVE-2018-18809 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18809?
To fix CVE-2018-18809: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions: TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.3.4 and below update to version 6.3.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.4.1, 6.4.2, and 6.4.21 update to version 6.4.22 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.1.0 update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.2.0 update to version 7.2.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition versions 6.7.0 and below update to version 6.7.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.21 and below update to version 6.4.22 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.3.4 and below update to version 6.3.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, and 6.4.3 update to version 6.4.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server version 7.1.0 update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.4.4 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS versions 7.1.0 and below update to version 7.1.1 or higher
Is CVE-2018-18809 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2018-18809 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-18809?
CVE-2018-18809 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS.
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