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JasperreportsApplication · Jaspersoft

CVE-2017-14941

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-10-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Jaspersoft JasperReports 4.7 suffers from a saved credential disclosure vulnerability, which allows a remote authenticated user to retrieve stored Data Source passwords by accessing flow.html and reading the HTML source code of the page reached in an Edit action for a Data Source connector.

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 · high confidence

JasperReports 4.7 exposes Data Source passwords in plain text within the HTML source of the Edit Data Source page (flow.html). Authenticated users can retrieve these stored credentials by viewing the page's source code.

MitigationModify the application to prevent Data Source passwords from being included in the HTML response—either omit them entirely from the response or mask them server-side before rendering.

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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
JasperreportsApplication
Affected:= 4.7.0

CVSS 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
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.

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  1. Identify the installed JasperReports version
    Locate the JasperReports installation directory and check the version manifest, about page, or version file. Common locations include the WAR file contents, lib directory, or the application server deployment.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.7.0
  2. Verify access to the Edit Data Source page
    Navigate to the flow.html page within the JasperReports web interface, typically under the Data Source management section. Confirm the page loads successfully.
    Affected if The flow.html page is accessible and returns HTTP 200
  3. Inspect HTML source for password exposure
    View the page source (right-click > View Page Source or use browser developer tools) on the Edit Data Source page. Search for password fields or credential values in the raw HTML.
    Affected if Plain text passwords or unmasked credential values appear in the HTML response body

The environment is affected if running JasperReports 4.7.0 and the Edit Data Source page exposes passwords in plain text within the HTML source code.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Modify the application to prevent Data Source passwords from being included in the HTML response—either omit them entirely from the response or mask them server-side before rendering.

Fix this in Jasperreports Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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