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Bpm EnterpriseApplication · Tibco

CVE-2022-22775

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.3.2 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 Workspace client component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BPM Enterprise and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains difficult to exploit Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that allow low privileged attackers with network access to execute scripts targeting the affected system or the victim's local system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BPM Enterprise: versions 4.3.1 and below and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions 4.3.1 and below.

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

Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Workspace client component of TIBCO BPM Enterprise allows low-privileged attackers with network access to inject malicious scripts via unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in HTTP responses. The vulnerability is characterized as difficult to exploit, suggesting specific conditions or limited attack surface.

MitigationImplement robust input validation on all user-supplied parameters and apply proper output encoding/context-aware escaping for all data rendered in web pages. Consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as an additional defense-in-depth measure.

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
Bpm EnterpriseApplication
Affected:< 4.3.2
Bpm Enterprise Distribution For Silver FabricApplication
Affected:< 4.3.2

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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

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  1. Identify TIBCO BPM Enterprise version
    Locate the TIBCO BPM Enterprise installation directory and check the version file or product manifest. Common locations include the installation root folder or version.properties file. Alternatively, access the Workspace login page and inspect the HTTP response headers or page source for version information.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 4.3.2
  2. Confirm Workspace client component is accessible
    Verify that the TIBCO BPM Workspace web interface is network-accessible. Typically accessed via HTTP/HTTPS on the application server port (commonly 8080 or 8443). Attempt to access the workspace login or main page.
    Affected if The Workspace client is exposed and reachable over the network
  3. Check for custom input validation layer
    Inspect any web proxy, application gateway, or load balancer configurations in front of the TIBCO BPM application. Look for existing input validation or sanitization rules that might already be in place.
    Affected if No input validation layer exists between user input and the Workspace application
  4. Test for reflected input in HTTP responses
    Submit a test query parameter with a benign marker (such as ?testparam=REFLECT_TEST) to the Workspace login or search pages. Capture the HTTP response and examine if the submitted value appears verbatim in the response body without encoding or escaping.
    Affected if User-supplied input is reflected unchanged in the HTTP response

You are affected if TIBCO BPM Enterprise version is below 4.3.2 and the Workspace client is accessible with unsanitized user input reflected in responses.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.3.2 or later
Fixed in 4.3.2
Interim mitigation

Implement robust input validation on all user-supplied parameters and apply proper output encoding/context-aware escaping for all data rendered in web pages. Consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as an additional defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

TIBCO BPM Enterprise 4.3.2 and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric 4.3.2

  1. Backup your current TIBCO BPM Enterprise installation and database
  2. Download TIBCO BPM Enterprise version 4.3.2 from the official TIBCO support portal
  3. Stop all TIBCO BPM Enterprise services and related components
  4. Install or upgrade to TIBCO BPM Enterprise version 4.3.2
  5. Verify the installation was successful by checking the version number
  6. Restart the TIBCO BPM services
  7. Test the Workspace client component to confirm the XSS vulnerability is remediated

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Bpm Enterprise Scoped from the published advisory
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