Path Traversal in Tibco Jasperreports Library
CVE-2018-18809
The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.791 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Tibco Jasperreports_library — versions 7.1.0, 7.2.0
- Tibco Jasperreports_server — versions 7.1.0
- Tibco Jaspersoft
- Tibco Jaspersoft_reporting_and_analytics
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Library — versions unspecified, 7.1.0, 6.4.1
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Library Community Edition — versions unspecified
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Library For Activematrix Bpm — versions unspecified
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Server — versions 6.4.0, unspecified, 7.1.0
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Server Community Edition — versions unspecified, 7.1.0
- Tibco Software Inc. Jasperreports Server For Activematrix Bpm — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@tibco.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@tibco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@tibco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- security@tibco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@tibco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@tibco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@tibco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18809?
- CVE-2018-18809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tibco Jasperreports Library, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18809?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18809 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2018-18809 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-12-29), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.