CVE-2021-28828 TIBCO Administrator SQL injection vulnerability

High 7.6 Published Updated

A low-privileged attacker can execute SQL injection attacks on the TIBCO Administrator GUI, potentially reading or modifying data.

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-2021-28828?

CVE-2021-28828 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition, published on 20 Apr 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 Administration GUI component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux, and TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute a SQL injection attack on the affected system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition: versions 5.10.2 and below, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition: versions 5.11.0 and 5.11.1, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions 5.10.2 and below, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions 5.11.0 and 5.11.1, TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux: versions 5.10.2 and below, and TIBCO Administrator - Enterprise Edition for z/Linux: versions 5.11.0 and 5.11.1.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28828?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tibco Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2021-28828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9w8v-6c84-7rq3.

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