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CVE-2018-5434: XML eXternal Entity Expansion Vulnerabilities with TIBCO Runtime Agent

The TIBCO Designer component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux contains vulnerabilities wherein a malicious user could perform XML external entity expansion (XXE) attacks to disclose host machine information. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent: versions up to and including 5.10.0, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.9.1.

MediumCVSS 5.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2018-5434 is an information disclosure issue in TIBCO Runtime Agent. A malicious low-privileged user could use XXE behavior in TIBCO Designer to make the host disclose machine information. The published impact is confidentiality only, not data modification or service outage. Exposure is limited to organizations running the named TIBCO Runtime Agent products at affected versions, especially where lower-privileged users can interact with TIBCO Designer or XML-processing workflows. Treat as a moderate-priority confidentiality issue. It is not presented as widespread exploitation, but affected TIBCO deployments may expose host information and should be remediated through vendor guidance. Mitigation focus: Inventory TIBCO Runtime Agent and z/Linux installations and versions.; Review the TIBCO advisory for vendor-supported fixes or workarounds.; Prioritize remediation for systems handling sensitive host or configuration data..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.8 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Official CVE source material

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CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.8CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.34Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.8Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-5434Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone
Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Runtime AgentunspecifiedListed
TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/LinuxunspecifiedListed
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