CVE-2021-28821

TIBCO Enterprise Message Service Windows Platform Installation vulnerability

Description

The Windows Installation component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Message Service, TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition, and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer 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 Enterprise Message Service: versions 8.5.1 and below, TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition: versions 8.5.1 and below, and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer Edition: versions 8.5.1 and below.

Remediation

Solution:

  • TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer Edition versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory tibco.com
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition
Affected: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer Edition
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Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28821?
CVE-2021-28821 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28821?
To fix CVE-2021-28821: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer Edition versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.6.0 or higher
Is CVE-2021-28821 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-28821 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-2021-28821?
CVE-2021-28821 affects TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Community Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service - Developer Edition.
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