CVE-2018-18813 TIBCO Spotfire Reflected and Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

High 8.8 Published 16 Jan 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into TIBCO Spotfire web interfaces, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2018-18813?

CVE-2018-18813 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, published on 16 Jan 2019. 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 Spotfire web server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains multiple vulnerabilities that may allow persistent and reflected cross-site scripting attacks. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions up to and including 10.0.0, and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions up to and including 7.10.1; 7.11.0; 7.11.1; 7.12.0; 7.13.0; 7.14.0; 10.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18813?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Tibco Spotfire Analytics Platform for Aws, Tibco Spotfire Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18813?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-18813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfh6-wr2c-5p4w.