CVE-2021-28819

TIBCO FTL Windows Platform Installation vulnerability

Description

The Windows Installation component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on some versions of the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from a lack of access restrictions on certain files and/or folders in the installation. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below, and TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below.

Remediation

Solution:

  • TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory tibco.com
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28819?
CVE-2021-28819 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28819?
To fix CVE-2021-28819: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition versions 6.5.0 and below update to version 6.6.0 or higher
Is CVE-2021-28819 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-28819 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-2021-28819?
CVE-2021-28819 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition.
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