Improper access control in TIBCO products - CVE-2021-28830
Published: June 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54472
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28830
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to TIBCO Spotfire Server and TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R components search for run-time artifacts outside of the installation hierarchy. A local user can insert malicious software and gain full access to the Windows operating system.
Affected software
TIBCO Spotfire Server
TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition
TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS
TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition
TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28830
Install updates from vendor's website.
TIBCO Spotfire Server - addressed in versions 10.3.13, 10.10.5, 11.4.0
TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition - addressed in versions 1.2.5, 1.3.2, 1.7.0
TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services - addressed in versions 10.3.1, 10.10.3, 11.4.0
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS - update to 11.4.0
TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition - addressed in versions 1.2.5, 1.3.2, 1.7.0
TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services - addressed in versions 10.3.1, 10.10.3, 11.4.0
TIBCO Spotfire for AWS - update to 11.4.0