CVE-2018-12411
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 administrative daemon (tibdgadmind) of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition, and TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability which may allow an attacker to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition: 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition: 3.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0, and TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition: 3.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.2.0; 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0.
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 confidenceTIBCO ActiveSpaces administrative daemon (tibdgadmind) contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly executing malicious administrative actions. The high CVSS score (8.8) reflects the potential for full compromise of administrative functions.
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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= 3.0.0= 3.1.0= 3.2.0= 3.3.0= 3.4.0= 3.5.0CVSS 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:3.0/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 TIBCO ActiveSpaces versionLocate the ActiveSpaces installation directory and check the version. Common locations include /opt/tibco/as or C:\tibco\as. Look for version files or use tibdgadmind -version if available.Affected if Installed version is 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, or 3.5.0
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Verify administrative daemon (tibdgadmind) is runningCheck for running processes: on Linux use 'ps -ef | grep tibdgadmind', on Windows use Task Manager or 'tasklist | findstr tibdgadmind'. Also check if the daemon listens on network ports (default admin port is 8080 or 8443).Affected if The tibdgadmind process is running and accessible on a network port
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Confirm web administrative interface is enabledExamine the tibdgadmind configuration file (typically tibdgadmind.xml or admind.cfg in the config directory) for web server settings. Look for HTTP/HTTPS listener configurations.Affected if Web administrative interface is enabled and exposed (not limited to localhost)
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Check for active administrative sessionsReview access logs for the administrative daemon web interface if accessible. Look for unusual request patterns that may indicate CSRF exploitation.Affected if Administrative actions can be triggered via web requests while administrator is authenticated
A user is affected if they have TIBCO ActiveSpaces version 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 running with the tibdgadmind web administrative interface accessible on the network.
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 dataApply vendor-provided patches for affected ActiveSpaces versions. Until patched, administrators should avoid the web administrative interface and consider network isolation of the administrative daemon.
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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-2018-12411 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.
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- 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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