CVE-2018-18814 TIBCO Spotfire Authentication Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authentication flaw in TIBCO Spotfire allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain full access to target accounts.

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-2018-18814?

CVE-2018-18814 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 TIBCO Spotfire authentication component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability in the handling of the authentication that theoretically may allow an attacker to gain full access to a target account, independent of configured authentication mechanisms. 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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18814?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2018-18814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18814 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-18814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8qff-6cx7-vmmv.

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