Stored cross-site scripting in TIBCO Spotfire

Published: 2021-03-10

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-23273
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	TIBCO Spotfire Analyst Server applications / Other server solutions TIBCO Spotfire for AWS Server applications / Other server solutions TIBCO Spotfire Server Server applications / Other server solutions TIBCO Spotfire Desktop Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	TIBCO

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU51381

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23273

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: 10.3.0 - 11.1.0

TIBCO Spotfire for AWS: 11.1.0 - 11.1.0

TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: 10.3.0 - 11.1.0

TIBCO Spotfire Server: 10.3.0 - 11.1.0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:tibco:tibco_spotfire_analyst:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
http://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-9-2021-tibco-spotfire

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?