CVE-2018-5429 TIBCO JasperReports Library Code Sandboxing Problem

High 8.8 Published 17 Apr 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious scripting in analytic reports within TIBCO JasperReports products.

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-2018-5429?

CVE-2018-5429 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in TIBCO JasperReports Library, published on 17 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the report scripting component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM may allow analytic reports that contain scripting to perform arbitrary code execution. Affected releases include TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2;6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5429?

It affects 5 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2018-5429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-5429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6524-6266-mqf2, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5429.