CVE-2018-5429

TIBCO JasperReports Library Code Sandboxing Problem

Description

A vulnerability in the report scripting component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM may allow analytic reports that contain scripting to perform arbitrary code execution. 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 JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Library 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, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2.

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 Server versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.4.0 and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.4.0, 6.4.1, and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.21 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.5.0 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.21 TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.4.0, and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.21 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.5.0 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.21 or higher
8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.99% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory tibco.com
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 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 Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5429?
CVE-2018-5429 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5429?
To fix CVE-2018-5429: 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 Server versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 6.4.0 and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library versions 6.4.0, 6.4.1, and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.21 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.5.0 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.21 TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.3 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.2.4 and below update to version 6.2.5 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.3.0, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3 update to version 6.3.4 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio versions 6.4.0, and 6.4.2 update to version 6.4.21 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.5.0 or higher TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.2 and below update to version 6.4.21 or higher
Is CVE-2018-5429 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-5429 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5429?
CVE-2018-5429 affects 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 JasperReports Library, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM.
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