CVE-2018-18814

TIBCO Spotfire Authentication Vulnerability

Description

The TIBCO Spotfire authentication component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability in the handling of the authentication that theoretically may allow an attacker to gain full access to a target account, independent of configured authentication mechanisms. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions up to and including 10.0.0, and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions up to and including 7.10.1; 7.11.0; 7.11.1; 7.12.0; 7.13.0; 7.14.0.

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 Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace versions 10.0.0 and below update to version 10.0.1 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.10.1 and below update to version 7.10.2 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.11.0, and 7.11.1 update to version 7.11.2 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.12.0, 7.13.0, and 7.14.0 update to version 10.0.0 or higher

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.07% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory tibco.com Vendor Advisory tibco.com
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106635 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories vendor advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/01/tibco-security-advisory-january-16-2019-tibco-spotfire-2018-18814 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18814?
CVE-2018-18814 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18814?
To fix CVE-2018-18814: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions: TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace versions 10.0.0 and below update to version 10.0.1 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.10.1 and below update to version 7.10.2 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.11.0, and 7.11.1 update to version 7.11.2 or higher TIBCO Spotfire Server versions 7.12.0, 7.13.0, and 7.14.0 update to version 10.0.0 or higher
Is CVE-2018-18814 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18814 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-18814?
CVE-2018-18814 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server.
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