Code Injection in TIBCO Spotfire for AWS and TIBCO Spotfire Server - CVE-2020-9408
Published: March 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26033
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9408
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TIBCO
Affected software:
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS
TIBCO Spotfire Server
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS
TIBCO Spotfire Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Spotfire library component. A remote authenticated attacker can modify attributes of files and objects saved to the library such that the system treats them as trusted and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9408
Install updates from vendor's website.