CVE-2018-18808 TIBCO JasperReports Server Privilege Escalation Via Race Condition

High 8.8 Published 7 Mar 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A race condition in TIBCO JasperReports Server allows users with domain save privileges to escalate to superuser access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-18808?

CVE-2018-18808 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO JasperReports Server, published on 7 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The domain management component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a race-condition vulnerability that may allow any users with domain save privileges to gain superuser privileges. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18808?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Tibco Jasperreports Server, Tibco Jaspersoft, Tibco Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-18808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-85xr-j783-4jm2.