CVE-2017-3180 Multiple TIBCO Spotfire components fail to sanitize user-supplied inout and are vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via unsanitized input, potentially stealing credentials in TIBCO Spotfire products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-3180?

CVE-2017-3180 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in TIBCO Silver Fabric Enabler for Spotfire Web Player, published on 24 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple TIBCO Products are prone to multiple unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks. The products and versions that are affected include the following: TIBCO Silver Fabric Enabler for Spotfire Web Player 2.1.2 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Analyst 7.5.0 TIBCO Spotfire Analyst 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Analyst 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace 7.0.2 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Automation Services 6.5.3 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Automation Services 7.0.0, and 7.0.1 TIBCO Spotfire Connectors 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 6.5.3 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 7.0.0, and 7.0.1 TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 7.5.0 TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop 6.5.2 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Desktop 7.0.0, and 7.0.1 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop 7.5.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Developer Edition 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Language Packs 7.0.1 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Language Packs 7.5.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Language Packs 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Language Packs 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Professional 6.5.3 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Professional 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 TIBCO Spotfire Web Player 6.5.3 and earlier TIBCO Spotfire Web Player 7.0.0 and 7.0.1

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3180?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Tibco Silver Fabric Enabler for Spotfire Web Player, Tibco Spotfire Analyst, Tibco Spotfire Analytics Platform for Aws, Tibco Spotfire Automation Services, Tibco Spotfire Connectors, Tibco Spotfire Deployment Kit and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-3180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fw63-53rx-w22v.

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