CVE-2010-4498
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Collaborative Information Manager server, as used in TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager before 8.1.0 and ActiveCatalog before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to modify data or obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceTIBCO Collaborative Information Manager server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to craft malicious URLs to modify data or obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 8.1.0 (CIM) and prior to 1.0.1 (ActiveCatalog).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.0<= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager is installedCheck for CIM installation directories, services, or processes on the system. Common locations include C:\tibco\cim or /opt/tibco/cim. Look for tibcocim.exe or similar processes.Affected if The product is installed and the version is 8.0 or lower
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Identify if TIBCO ActiveCatalog is installedCheck for ActiveCatalog installation directories, services, or processes. Look for tibcoactivecatalog.exe or related processes.Affected if The product is installed and the version is 1.0 or lower
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Determine the installed version of TIBCO Collaborative Information ManagerCheck the CIM installation for version information in about files, registry entries, or the application's help/about section. Compare against the affected range of 8.0 and below.Affected if The installed version is 8.0 or lower (prior to 8.1.0)
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Determine the installed version of TIBCO ActiveCatalogCheck the ActiveCatalog installation for version information in about files, registry entries, or the application's help/about section. Compare against the affected range of 1.0 and below.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 or lower (prior to 1.0.1)
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Check if the web interface is accessibleTest network access to the CIM or ActiveCatalog web interface ports (typically 8080, 8443, or configured HTTP/HTTPS ports). The vulnerability is exploitable via malicious URLs.Affected if The web interface is exposed and the installed version is within the affected ranges
You are affected if either TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager version 8.0 or lower OR TIBCO ActiveCatalog version 1.0 or lower is installed and its web interface is accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager 8.1.0 or ActiveCatalog 1.0.1 or later. Apply network segmentation and web application firewall rules to limit exposure until patching can be completed.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4498 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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