#VU21215 Reflected cross-site scripting in TIBCO Spotfire Server and TIBCO Spotfire for AWS - CVE-2019-11205

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21215

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
TIBCO Spotfire Server
Server applications / Other server solutions
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: TIBCO

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TIBCO Spotfire Server: 7.14.0 - 10.2.0

TIBCO Spotfire for AWS: 7.14.0 - 10.2.0

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108384
https://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/05/tibco-security-advisory-may-14-2019-tibco-spotfire-server-2019-11205

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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.