CVE-2020-9417
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 Transaction Insight reporting component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Foresight Archive and Retrieval System, TIBCO Foresight Archive and Retrieval System Healthcare Edition, TIBCO Foresight Operational Monitor, TIBCO Foresight Operational Monitor Healthcare Edition, TIBCO Foresight Transaction Insight, and TIBCO Foresight Transaction Insight Healthcare Edition contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an authenticated attacker to perform SQL injection. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Foresight Archive and Retrieval System: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0, TIBCO Foresight Archive and Retrieval System Healthcare Edition: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0, TIBCO Foresight Operational Monitor: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0, TIBCO Foresight Operational Monitor Healthcare Edition: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0, TIBCO Foresight Transaction Insight: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0, and TIBCO Foresight Transaction Insight Healthcare Edition: versions 5.1.0 and below, version 5.2.0.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Transaction Insight reporting component of multiple TIBCO Foresight products. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized user input in database interactions, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion.
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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<= 5.1.0= 5.2.0<= 5.1.0= 5.2.0<= 5.1.0= 5.2.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/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 TIBCO Foresight product and versionLocate the TIBCO Foresight installation directory and check for version information files, such as a version.properties, version.txt, or product-specific manifest file. Common locations include the product's root installation folder or a 'version' subdirectory.Affected if The installed version is 5.1.0 or lower, or exactly 5.2.0, and the product is one of: Tibco Foresight Archive And Retrieval System, Tibco Foresight Operational Monitor, or Tibco Foresight Transaction Insight.
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Confirm Transaction Insight component is presentCheck the installed product for the Transaction Insight reporting component. Look for transaction insight modules, reporting services, or related configuration directories within the installation.Affected if The Transaction Insight component is installed and part of the deployed TIBCO Foresight product.
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Verify database connectivity is configuredInspect the product configuration files for database connection settings. Look for database connection strings, JDBC configurations, or data source definitions in the configuration directory.Affected if Database connectivity is configured and the product connects to a database for reporting or data storage.
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Check if reporting feature is enabledExamine the product configuration to determine if the reporting functionality that interacts with the database is enabled. Look for flags such as 'reporting.enabled', 'transaction.insight.enabled', or similar settings in the configuration files.Affected if The reporting or Transaction Insight feature that performs database queries is enabled in the configuration.
You are affected if you are running any of the three TIBCO Foresight products (Archive And Retrieval System, Operational Monitor, or Transaction Insight) at version 5.1.0 or lower, or exactly version 5.2.0, and the Transaction Insight reporting component with database connectivity is enabled.
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 parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations, apply strict input validation and sanitization, and apply vendor patches when released. Also enforce least-privilege database accounts to limit impact of successful exploitation.
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