CVE-2019-8986

TIBCO JasperReports Server XML Entity Expansion Vulnerability

Description

The SOAP API component vulnerability of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM contains a vulnerability that may allow a malicious authenticated user to copy text files from the host operating system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3.

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 6.3.4 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 for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.4.4 or higher

7.7

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory tibco.com Vendor Advisory tibco.com

Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server

Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM

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-server-2018-8986	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8986?: CVE-2019-8986 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-8986?: To fix CVE-2019-8986: 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 6.3.4 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 for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 6.4.3 and below update to version 6.4.4 or higher
Is CVE-2019-8986 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-8986 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-8986?: CVE-2019-8986 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM.