CVE-2017-5528
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 · uneditedMultiple JasperReports Server components contain vulnerabilities which may allow authorized users to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. The impact of this vulnerability includes the theoretical disclosure of sensitive information. Affects TIBCO JasperReports Server (versions 6.1.1 and below, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, and 6.3.0), TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition (versions 6.3.0 and below), TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM (versions 6.2.0 and below), TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy (versions 6.2.0 and below), and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS (versions 6.2.0 and below).
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 confidenceMultiple JasperReports Server components contain XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities that allow authenticated users to inject malicious scripts or perform unauthorized actions. The XSS vulnerability could lead to session hijacking or sensitive information disclosure, while CSRF could enable attackers to execute unwanted commands on behalf of authenticated users.
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<= 6.1.1= 6.2.0= 6.2.1= 6.3.0<= 6.3.0<= 6.2.0<= 6.2.0<= 6.2.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 installed JasperReports Server versionLocate the version information in the product's about page, admin console, or version configuration file typically found in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version is 6.1.1 or earlier, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, or 6.3.0
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Identify installed Jaspersoft product versionLocate the version information in the product's about page, admin console, or version configuration fileAffected if The installed version is 6.2.0 or earlier for Jaspersoft or Jaspersoft Reporting And Analytics
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Verify the web application interface is accessibleConfirm the JasperReports Server or Jaspersoft web application is running and reachableAffected if The web interface is active and users can authenticate to it
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Determine if external network access is permittedReview network configuration to determine if the web interface is exposed to untrusted networksAffected if The web application is externally accessible beyond trusted internal networks, increasing exposure to XSS and CSRF attacks
You are affected if your installed JasperReports Server, Jaspersoft, or Jaspersoft Reporting And Analytics version falls within 6.0.0 through 6.3.0 (including all 6.x versions up to and including 6.3.0) and the web interface is accessible to users.
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 a patched version of TIBCO JasperReports Server (above 6.3.0). If upgrading is not immediately possible, implement input validation/sanitization for XSS and CSRF tokens for CSRF protection.
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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-2017-5528 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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