CVE-2018-5435

TIBCO Spotfire Product Family Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 路 published June 27, 2018

CVSS v3.0
9.6
EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

馃毃 Multiple vulnerabilities in TIBCO Spotfire could allow remote code execution, transforming your analytics platform into a hacker's playground! 馃敟 This is like leaving your office door wide open while you step out for lunch; anyone can walk in and take over your work. The TIBCO Spotfire components are trusting too much and letting malicious entries pass through without a second glance. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to run malicious code on your system, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized access, or even complete takeover of your Spotfire environment. The consequences could be absolutely devastating, from loss of sensitive data to reputational damage for your organization.

Put simply

This is like leaving your office door wide open while you step out for lunch; anyone can walk in and take over your work. The TIBCO Spotfire components are trusting too much and letting malicious entries pass through without a second glance. CVE-2018-5435 affects several components of TIBCO Spotfire, including the Analyst, Web Player Client, and Deployment Kit, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely due to insufficient validation of input data. This flaw affects versions up to and including 7.12.0 across multiple products.

What to do

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to run malicious code on your system, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized access, or even complete takeover of your Spotfire environment. The consequences could be absolutely devastating, from loss of sensitive data to reputational damage for your organization. Immediately update your TIBCO Spotfire components to the latest version (post 7.12.0) to patch these vulnerabilities. Additionally, review your security policies to ensure no unnecessary services or permissions are granted that could be exploited. You can tackle this head-on! Follow these steps, and you'll be a security hero in no time! 馃Ω鈥嶁檪锔忦煕★笍

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
9.6 路 CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03243 路 88.2th percentile
Published
2018-06-27T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 16:00Z
    TIBCO Spotfire Product Family Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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