CVE-2018-5434 XML eXternal Entity Expansion Vulnerabilities with TIBCO Runtime Agent
Attackers can exploit XML external entity expansion in TIBCO Runtime Agent to disclose host machine information.
- 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-2018-5434?
CVE-2018-5434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TIBCO Runtime Agent, 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 Designer component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux contains vulnerabilities wherein a malicious user could perform XML external entity expansion (XXE) attacks to disclose host machine information. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent: versions up to and including 5.10.0, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tibco Runtime Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Runtime Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp2r-w5fv-px97.