CVE-2021-23272 TIBCO BPM Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

A low-privileged attacker can execute Cross Site Scripting attacks on TIBCO BPM Enterprise via the Application Development Clients component.

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-2021-23272?

CVE-2021-23272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in TIBCO BPM Enterprise, published on 26 Jan 2021. 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 Application Development Clients component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BPM Enterprise and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack on the affected system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BPM Enterprise: versions 4.3.0 and below and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions 4.3.0 and below.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23272?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Tibco Bpm Enterprise, Tibco Bpm Enterprise Distribution for Silver Fabric.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23272 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-2021-23272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-28x8-fw6r-v46w.

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