CVE-2018-18809 TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal
Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in TIBCO JasperReports Server to access sensitive files on the host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 29 Dec 2022
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-18809?
CVE-2018-18809 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in TIBCO JasperReports Library, published on 7 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, 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 directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, 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 6.4.3; 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, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18809?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Tibco Jasperreports Library, Tibco Jasperreports Server, Tibco Jaspersoft, Tibco Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 19 Jan 2023.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-18809 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2018-18809 in the wild since at least 29 Dec 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO JasperReports Library
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qh3-cx4w-cf3x.