CVE-2018-5429
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the report scripting component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM may allow analytic reports that contain scripting to perform arbitrary code execution. Affected releases include TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2;6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2.
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 confidenceA code injection vulnerability in the report scripting component of multiple TIBCO JasperReports products allows attackers to embed malicious scripts within analytic reports, enabling arbitrary code execution on the server processing those reports.
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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<= 6.2.4<= 6.4.2= 6.3.0= 6.3.2= 6.3.3= 6.4.0= 6.4.2<= 6.2.4<= 6.4.2<= 6.4.3= 6.3.0= 6.3.2= 6.3.3= 6.4.0= 6.4.1= 6.4.2<= 6.4.2<= 6.4.2<= 6.2.4<= 6.4.2<= 6.4.3= 6.3.0= 6.3.2= 6.3.3= 6.4.0= 6.4.2CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed JasperReports productLocate the JasperReports installation directory or check the product name in your TIBCO software inventory. Common paths include /opt/tibco/ or C:\Program Files\TIBCO\Affected if Any of these TIBCO products are installed: JasperReports Server, JasperReports Library, Jaspersoft, Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics, or Jaspersoft Studio
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Determine the installed version numberCheck the product's about dialog, version file, or run 'java -jar jasperreports library jar name' from the installation. For JasperReports Server, check the build number in the release notes or the web interface footer.Affected if Version matches any of these vulnerable ranges: <= 6.2.4, <= 6.3.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, <= 6.4.0, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, <= 6.4.2, 6.4.2, or <= 6.4.3 (depending on the specific product)
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Verify report scripting component is accessibleCheck if the analytics or report scripting feature is enabled in the product configuration. For JasperReports Server, navigate to the web UI and confirm analytic report creation or scripting features are available to users.Affected if The report scripting or analytic report functionality is enabled and accessible to users or external callers
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Confirm the product processes untrusted report filesReview whether the JasperReports server processes report files from external sources, uploads, or contains ad-hoc reporting capabilities accessible to non-admin users.Affected if The server accepts or processes report definitions from untrusted sources or allows users to create analytic reports
A user is affected if they have any of the listed TIBCO JasperReports products running an affected version (6.4.2 or lower, or specifically 6.3.0/6.3.2/6.3.3/6.4.0/6.4.1 depending on product) with the report scripting component enabled and accessible.
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 TIBCO patched versions (6.4.3 or later for most components). If immediate patching is not feasible, disable or restrict report scripting functionality and implement strict validation of uploaded report files.
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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-2018-5429 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
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