What is CVE-2018-5434?

CVE-2018-5434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tibco Runtime_agent, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2018-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-5434?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

XXE in Tibco Runtime_agent

CVE-2018-5434

The TIBCO Designer component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux contains vulnerabilities wherein a malicious user could perform XML external entity expansion (XXE) attacks to disclose host mac…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tibco Runtime_agent
Tibco Software Inc. Runtime Agent — versions unspecified
Tibco Software Inc. Runtime Agent For Z/linux — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

security@tibco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@tibco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5434?: CVE-2018-5434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tibco Runtime_agent, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2018-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-5434?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.