CVE-2017-3181 SQL injection in Spotfire Analyst
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via unsanitized input in TIBCO Spotfire components, potentially accessing or modifying data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3181?
CVE-2017-3181 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in TIBCO Spotfire Analyst, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple TIBCO Products are prone to multiple unspecified SQL-injection vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. The following products and versions are affected: TIBCO Spotfire Analyst 7.7.0 TIBCO Spotfire Connectors 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Deployment Kit 7.7.0 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 7.6.0 TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Language Packs 7.7.0 The following components are affected: TIBCO Spotfire Client TIBCO Spotfire Web Player Client
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3181?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Tibco Spotfire Analyst, Tibco Spotfire Client, Tibco Spotfire Connectors, Tibco Spotfire Deployment Kit, Tibco Spotfire Desktop, Tibco Spotfire Desktop Language Packs and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2017-3181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Spotfire Analyst
- CVE-2018-5435 TIBCO Spotfire Product Family Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-3115 Spotfire Data Function Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41558 TIBCO Spotfire Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-9416 TIBCO Spotfire Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-17334 TIBCO Spotfire Analyst and Desktop Remote Code Execution Via Shared Files
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxcx-xp38-vxx9.