# CVE-2023-26216: TIBCO EBX Add-ons Arbitrary File Write

> An attacker can upload arbitrary files to the web server directory, potentially leading to code execution or data modification.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrxj-c2rq-pqr4

## What is CVE-2023-26216?

CVE-2023-26216 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in TIBCO EBX Add-ons, published on 25 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO EBX Add-ons contains an exploitable vulnerability that allows an attacker to upload files to a directory accessible by the web server. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO EBX Add-ons: versions 4.5.16 and below.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26216?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tibco Ebx Add-Ons.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-26216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-26216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO EBX Add-ons

- [CVE-2023-26217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26217/): TIBCO EBX Add-ons SQL Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-41566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41566/): TIBCO EBX Add-ons Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2022-30578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30578/): TIBCO EBX Add-ons Stored XSS vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-26215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26215/): TIBCO EBX® Add-ons Path Traversal (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-17331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17331/): TIBCO EBX Add-on For Data Exchange Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26216 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-26216 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in TIBCO EBX Add-ons, published on 25 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO EBX Add-ons. 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-2023-26216/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26216/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26216
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26216
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26216

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