CVE-2019-8986 TIBCO JasperReports Server XML Entity Expansion Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can exploit XML Entity Expansion in the SOAP API to read text files from the host operating system.
- 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-2019-8986?
CVE-2019-8986 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO JasperReports Server, published on 7 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SOAP API component vulnerability of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM contains a vulnerability that may allow a malicious authenticated user to copy text files from the host operating system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tibco Jasperreports Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-8986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO JasperReports Server
- CVE-2018-5430 TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure
- CVE-2018-18815 TIBCO JasperReports Server User Information Disclosure
- CVE-2017-5533 TIBCO JasperReports Server credentials disclosure
- CVE-2022-41561 TIBCO JasperReports Server RCE Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41563 TIBCO JasperReports Server Stored XSS Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cppw-793h-whp5.