Vulnerability in Tibco Activespaces
CVE-2021-35497
The FTL Server (tibftlserver) and Docker images containing tibftlserver components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Community Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO eFTL - Enterprise Edition contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a non-administrative, authenticated FTL user to trick the affected components into creating illegitimate certificates. These maliciously generated certificates can be used to enable man-in-the-middle attacks or to escalate privileges so that the malicious user has administrative privileges. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO eFTL - Community Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO eFTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, and TIBCO eFTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tibco Activespaces — versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
- Tibco Eftl — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
- Tibco Ftl — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
- Tibco Software Inc. Activespaces - Community Edition — versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
- Tibco Software Inc. Activespaces - Developer Edition — versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
- Tibco Software Inc. Activespaces - Enterprise Edition — versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
- Tibco Software Inc. Eftl - Community Edition — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
- Tibco Software Inc. Eftl - Developer Edition — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
- Tibco Software Inc. Eftl - Enterprise Edition — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
- Tibco Software Inc. Ftl - Community Edition — versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories (Vendor Advisory)
- www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/10/tibco-security-advisory-october-5-2021… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35497?
- CVE-2021-35497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tibco Activespaces, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35497?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.