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BusinessconnectApplication · Tibco

CVE-2022-41567

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.3.1 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 BusinessConnect UI component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BusinessConnect contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on the affected system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BusinessConnect: versions 7.3.0 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 · moderate confidence

TIBCO BusinessConnect UI component contains a stored XSS vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to inject malicious scripts through the web interface, which then executes in other users' browsers.

MitigationApply vendor patch for BusinessConnect 7.3.0 and below; implement output encoding and input validation on all user-supplied fields in the UI component as an interim control.

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
BusinessconnectApplication
Affected:< 7.3.1

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if TIBCO BusinessConnect is installed
    Check your system for TIBCO BusinessConnect software. Look in standard TIBCO installation directories or use system inventory tools to find BusinessConnect components.
    Affected if BusinessConnect is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed BusinessConnect version
    Locate the version information for the BusinessConnect installation. Check the software metadata, installation directory, or admin console for the exact version number.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.3.1 (e.g., 7.3.0, 7.x, or any version below 7.3.1)
  3. Verify the web UI component is accessible
    Confirm that the BusinessConnect web interface is accessible on the network. Check if the UI port or endpoint is open and reachable.
    Affected if The web UI is exposed and accessible to network users
  4. Confirm low-privileged user access exists
    Determine if low-privileged or standard users can access the BusinessConnect web interface. Check user role configurations and authentication settings.
    Affected if Low-privileged users have access to the web interface

You are affected if TIBCO BusinessConnect is installed with a version lower than 7.3.1 and the web UI component is accessible to low-privileged network users.

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

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.3.1 or later
Fixed in 7.3.1
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patch for BusinessConnect 7.3.0 and below; implement output encoding and input validation on all user-supplied fields in the UI component as an interim control.

Recommended fix High confidence

TIBCO BusinessConnect 7.3.1

  1. Verify current BusinessConnect version by accessing the admin console or checking installed version
  2. Download TIBCO BusinessConnect version 7.3.1 from the official TIBCO support portal (support.tibco.com)
  3. Create a complete backup of the current BusinessConnect installation, including configuration files and databases
  4. Stop the BusinessConnect services before applying the upgrade
  5. Install version 7.3.1 following the standard TIBCO upgrade procedures documented in the installation guide
  6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number in the admin console
  7. Restart BusinessConnect services
  8. Validate that the BusinessConnect UI component is functioning correctly and the XSS vulnerability is remediated
Caveat No breaking changes expected; 7.3.1 is a patch release addressing security fixes

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

Fix this in Businessconnect Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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