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Jasperreports ServerApplication · Tibco

CVE-2017-5533

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-11-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
A vulnerability in the server content cache of TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a vulnerability which fails to prevent remote access to all the contents of the web application, including key configuration files. Affected releases are TIBCO JasperReports Server 6.4.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition 6.4.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM 6.4.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy 6.4.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS 6.4.0.

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

A path traversal vulnerability in the server content cache of TIBCO JasperReports Server 6.4.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access all web application contents, including sensitive configuration files containing credentials and system information. The cache mechanism fails to properly validate and restrict file path access.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched TIBCO JasperReports Server version beyond 6.4.0 or apply vendor-supplied patches. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the affected server and disable the vulnerable content cache functionality.

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
Jasperreports ServerApplication
Affected:= 6.4.0
JaspersoftApplication
Affected:= 6.4.0
Jaspersoft Reporting And AnalyticsApplication
Affected:= 6.4.0

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify JasperReports Server version
    Locate the installed JasperReports Server version via the administrative UI, version file, or package manager. Common methods include checking the 'about' page in the admin console, looking for a version manifest file in the installation directory, or running the server's version command if available.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.4.0
  2. Determine if content cache is enabled
    Locate the server content cache configuration settings. This is typically found in the JasperReports Server web application configuration files or admin settings that control caching behavior for server content.
    Affected if The content cache functionality is enabled and accessible without authentication
  3. Verify network accessibility
    Check whether the JasperReports Server web interface is exposed to untrusted networks. This can be confirmed by testing remote access to the server's HTTP/HTTPS ports from an external location or reviewing firewall rules and network ACLs.
    Affected if The server is reachable from untrusted networks without VPN or authentication barriers
  4. Inspect for sensitive configuration exposure
    Examine the web application directory structure for sensitive configuration files that may be accessible. Look for files containing credentials, database connection strings, or system configuration that could be retrieved via path traversal.
    Affected if Sensitive configuration files containing credentials or system information are present in accessible web application directories

A user is affected if they are running exactly version 6.4.0 with the content cache enabled and the server is network-accessible to untrusted parties.

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

Upgrade to a patched TIBCO JasperReports Server version beyond 6.4.0 or apply vendor-supplied patches. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the affected server and disable the vulnerable content cache functionality.

Fix this in Jasperreports Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
42.0 hours of engineering $7,360
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