TibbrApplication · Tibco

CVE-2017-5534

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-12-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.2.1 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
The tibbr user profiles components of tibbr Community, and tibbr Enterprise expose a weakness in an improperly sandboxed third-party component. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. tibbr Community 5.2.1 and below; 6.0.0; 6.0.1; 7.0.0, tibbr Enterprise 5.2.1 and below; 6.0.0; 6.0.1; 7.0.0.

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

The tibbr user profiles component includes an improperly sandboxed third-party component, allowing potential cross-site scripting or data exfiltration attacks through the unsandboxed third-party content embedded in user profiles. This is a component vulnerability where the third-party content is not properly isolated from the main application.

MitigationApply vendor patches or updates to tibbr, and ensure third-party components within user profiles are properly sandboxed using appropriate iframe sandbox attributes or content security policy controls.

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
TibbrApplication
Affected:<= 5.2.1= 6.0.0= 6.0.1= 7.0.0

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
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Tibbr installation and version
    Check for Tibbr installation directories (commonly under /opt/tibbr or similar), look for tibbr-related processes, or access the Tibbr admin interface to retrieve the software version.
    Affected if The installed Tibbr version is 5.2.1 or lower, or exactly 6.0.0, 6.0.1, or 7.0.0.
  2. Verify user profiles feature is enabled
    Access Tibbr admin settings or configuration files to confirm that the user profiles component is active. Look for profile-related configuration in the Tibbr administrative console or configuration directory.
    Affected if User profiles are enabled and users can create or edit their profiles.
  3. Inspect third-party content embedding in profiles
    Review Tibbr profile templates or configuration to identify if and how third-party content (widgets, iframes, external scripts) can be embedded within user profile pages. Check the profile editing interface for available components.
    Affected if Third-party content or widgets can be added to user profiles without explicit sandboxing controls.
  4. Check sandboxing implementation for profile content
    Examine the HTML output of user profile pages for iframe sandbox attributes, Content Security Policy (CSP) headers, or other isolation mechanisms applied to third-party content embedded in profiles.
    Affected if Third-party content in profiles lacks proper sandbox attributes (such as sandbox="allow-scripts" without appropriate restrictions) or CSP protections.

You are affected if Tibbr version falls within <= 5.2.1, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, or 7.0.0 AND user profiles with unsandboxed third-party content are present in your environment.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.2.1
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches or updates to tibbr, and ensure third-party components within user profiles are properly sandboxed using appropriate iframe sandbox attributes or content security policy controls.

Fix this in Tibbr Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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