Stored cross-site scripting in TIBCO Spotfire

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU46748

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9416

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Spotfire client component. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TIBCO Spotfire Analyst: 10.7.0 - 10.10.0

TIBCO Spotfire for AWS: 10.7.0 - 10.10.1

TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: 10.7.0 - 10.10.0

TIBCO Spotfire Server: 10.7.0 - 10.10.1

External links

http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
http://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2020/09/tibco-security-advisory-september-15-2020-tibco-spotfire

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.