CVE-2013-2373
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 · uneditedThe Engine in TIBCO Spotfire Web Player 3.3.x before 3.3.3, 4.0.x before 4.0.3, 4.5.x before 4.5.1, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 does not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.
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 Spotfire Web Player's Engine component fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing authenticated or unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authorization and obtain sensitive information or modify data through unspecified vectors.
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= 3.3= 3.3.2= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.2= 4.5.0= 5.0.0CVSS 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
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 TIBCO Spotfire Web Player versionLocate the Spotfire installation directory and check the version information in the deployment configuration or About page. Common paths include the Spotfire Server installation folder or the Web Player installation directory. Look for version files or check the product info through the administration console.Affected if The installed version matches any of these: 3.3, 3.3.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.5.0, or 5.0.0
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Confirm Web Player Engine component is deployedIdentify whether the Spotfire Web Player component is installed and running. This can be done by checking the deployed web applications on the Spotfire Server, reviewing the configuration files for Web Player services, or checking for the Engine component process in the server environment.Affected if The Web Player Engine component is present and active in the deployment
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Verify external accessibility of Web Player serviceDetermine if the Web Player service is accessible from external networks or untrusted environments. Review network configuration, firewall rules, and load balancer settings that expose the Web Player URLs. Check if the service requires authentication at the transport level.Affected if The Web Player service is exposed to untrusted networks without proper network-level restrictions
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Review Engine component access control configurationExamine the Spotfire Web Player configuration files and administration settings for the Engine component. Look for authorization settings, permission configurations, and whether the Engine component enforces authentication for all API endpoints. Check the Spotfire Server configuration for trusted authentication settings.Affected if The Engine component lacks proper authentication enforcement or has overly permissive access control rules configured
A user is affected if they are running any of the listed versions (3.3, 3.3.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.5.0, or 5.0.0) with the Web Player Engine component deployed and 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 TIBCO Spotfire Web Player to version 3.3.3, 4.0.3, 4.5.1, or 5.0.1 or later. Conduct access control review across the Engine component to identify and remediate similar authorization bypass vectors.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-2373 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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