# CVE-2019-8988: TIBCO Spotfire Data Science Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> A persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in TIBCO Data Science allows users to escalate privileges and modify or delete restricted data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** 26 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7rg-76x8-9q88

## What is CVE-2019-8988?

CVE-2019-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TIBCO Data Science for AWS, published on 26 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The application server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Data Science for AWS, and TIBCO Spotfire Data Science contains a persistent cross-site contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a user to escalate their privileges on the affected system, in a way that may allow for data modifications and deletions that should be denied. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Data Science for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.0, and TIBCO Spotfire Data Science: versions up to and including 6.4.0.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8988?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Tibco Data Science for Aws, Tibco Spotfire Data Science.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-8988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-8988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Data Science for AWS

- [CVE-2019-8987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8987/): TIBCO Spotfire Data Science Vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2019-8989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8989/): TIBCO Spotfire Data Science Spoofing Vulnerability (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TIBCO Data Science for AWS, published on 26 Mar 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-2019-8988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO Data Science for AWS. 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-2019-8988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8988/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.