CVE-2021-28829 TIBCO Administrator CSV injection vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, leading to code execution when victims open the files in spreadsheet software.

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-2021-28829?

CVE-2021-28829 is a medium-severity 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 persistent CSV injection attack from the affected system. A successful attack using this vulnerability requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tibco Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-28829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4j8-c6w6-98xm.

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