# CVE-2019-11211: Code injection in TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition

> An authenticated user can trigger remote code execution on Linux hosts running the containerized TERR service in TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9636-qqqx-549h

## What is CVE-2019-11211?

CVE-2019-11211 is a critical code injection vulnerability in TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, published on 18 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, and TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an authenticated user to trigger remote code execution in certain circumstances. When the affected component runs with the containerized TERR service on Linux the host can theoretically be tricked into running malicious code. This issue affects: TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition version 1.2.0 and below, and TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace 10.4.0; 10.5.0.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11211?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Tibco Enterprise Runtime for R, Tibco Spotfire Analytics Platform for Aws.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition

- [CVE-2019-11210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11210/): TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R Server Exposes Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-23275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23275/): TIBCO Spotfire Windows Platform Installation vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-28830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28830/): TIBCO Spotfire Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11211 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11211 is a critical code injection vulnerability in TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, published on 18 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11211/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11211
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11211
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11211

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