CVE-2018-5432 TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

High 8.0 Published 13 Jun 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in TIBCO Administrator by manipulating artifacts before upload, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-5432?

CVE-2018-5432 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition, published on 13 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The TIBCO Administrator server component of of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition, and TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux contains multiple vulnerabilities wherein a malicious user could theoretically perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by way of manipulating artifacts prior to uploading them. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition: versions up to and including 5.10.0, and TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.9.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5432?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tibco Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5432?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5432 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-2018-5432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p2w2-vmmj-vmv8.