CVE-2019-8988
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 application server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Data Science for AWS, and TIBCO Spotfire Data Science contains a persistent cross-site contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a user to escalate their privileges on the affected system, in a way that may allow for data modifications and deletions that should be denied. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Data Science for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.0, and TIBCO Spotfire Data Science: versions up to and including 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 · moderate confidenceA persistent (stored) cross-site scripting vulnerability in the application server component of TIBCO Data Science for AWS and TIBCO Spotfire Data Science allows injected malicious scripts to be stored and executed, potentially enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized data modifications or deletions.
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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<= 6.4.0<= 6.4.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 Data Science productLocate the TIBCO Data Science for AWS or TIBCO Spotfire Data Science installation directory and check for version information in product-specific configuration files, release notes, or the admin interface.Affected if The product is installed and the version is 6.4.0 or lower.
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Check product version numberAccess the application's admin console, About page, or check version.txt/release.info in the installation directory. Compare the installed version against the affected range: <= 6.4.0.Affected if The installed version is 6.4.0 or any version lower than 6.4.0.
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Verify application server component is runningConfirm the application server component (Tomcat, JBoss, or internal server) that hosts TIBCO Data Science is active and accessible. Check process list or service status for the application server.Affected if The application server component is running and accessible to users.
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Confirm user input functionality existsLog into the application and identify features that accept and store user-supplied data such as text fields, file uploads, or data entry forms within the analytics workflows.Affected if The application accepts and stores user input that gets rendered back without proper sanitization.
A user is affected if TIBCO Data Science for AWS or TIBCO Spotfire Data Science version 6.4.0 or lower is installed with the application server component active and user input storage features in use.
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 dataImplement proper input validation, context-aware output encoding, and output sanitization for all user-supplied data rendered by the application. Apply Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.
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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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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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