# CVE-2018-12410: TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services remote execution vulnerabilities

> Unauthenticated attackers can remotely execute code with system account privileges on TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services web servers.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4j9-r5c2-rr9w

## What is CVE-2018-12410?

CVE-2018-12410 is a critical code injection vulnerability in TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, published on 10 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web server component of TIBCO Software Inc's Spotfire Statistics Services contains multiple vulnerabilities that may allow the remote execution of code. Without needing to authenticate, an attacker may be able to remotely execute code with the permissions of the system account used to run the web server component. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services versions up to and including 7.11.0.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12410?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tibco Spotfire Statistics Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-12410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-12410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services

- [CVE-2019-11204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11204/): TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services Exposes Sensitive Files (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-29268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29268/): TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2371/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-12410 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-12410 is a critical code injection vulnerability in TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, published on 10 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12410/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12410/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12410
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12410
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12410

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