# CVE-2018-12412: TIBCO FTL Realm Server Vulnerable to CSRF Attacks

> An attacker can perform cross-site request forgery attacks against the TIBCO FTL Realm Server, potentially bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qrcv-g6vg-6x9g

## What is CVE-2018-12412?

CVE-2018-12412 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, published on 7 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The realm server (tibrealmserver) component of TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability which may allow an attacker to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions up to and including 5.4.0, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions up to and including 5.4.0, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions up to and including 5.4.0.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12412?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tibco Ftl.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-12412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-12412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO FTL - Community Edition

- [CVE-2021-43052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43052/): TIBCO FTL Secret Generation Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-28819](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28819/): TIBCO FTL Windows Platform Installation vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-28820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28820/): TIBCO FTL Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11209/): TIBCO FTL Escalation Of Privileges for Realm Configuration (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-43053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43053/): TIBCO FTL Secret Exposure Vulnerability (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-12412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-12412 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, published on 7 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO FTL - Community Edition. 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-2018-12412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12412/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12412

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