Multiple vulnerabilities in TIBCO Spotfire for AWS and Spotfire Server

Published: 2019-05-14 | Updated: 2019-09-19

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-11206 CVE-2019-11205
CWE-ID	CWE-352 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	TIBCO Spotfire Server Server applications / Other server solutions TIBCO Spotfire for AWS Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	TIBCO

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU21214

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11206

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the Spotfire library component. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as add or remove comments and rename bookmarks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TIBCO Spotfire Server: 7.0.0 - 10.2.0

TIBCO Spotfire for AWS: 10.2.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108405
https://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/05/tibco-security-advisory-may-14-2019-tibco-spotfire-server-2019-11206

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Reflected cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU21215

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11205

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web server component. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.