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CVE-2020-9408: TIBCO Spotfire Server Script Trust Problem Exposes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The Spotfire library component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an attacker with write permissions to the Spotfire Library, but not "Script Author" group permission, to modify attributes of files and objects saved to the library such that the system treats them as trusted. This could allow an attacker to cause the Spotfire Web Player, Analyst clients, and TERR Service into executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the system account that started those processes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 10.8.0 and below and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 7.11.9 and below, versions 7.12.0, 7.13.0, 7.14.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, and 10.3.6, versions 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, and 10.8.0.

CriticalCVSS 9.9Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a critical Spotfire trust-control flaw. A lower-privileged user who can write to the Spotfire Library could make content appear trusted and cause Spotfire components to run arbitrary code under service-account privileges. Treat exposed affected deployments as urgent, especially where many users can publish library content. Exposure is most likely in organizations running affected Spotfire versions with users or groups granted write access to the Spotfire Library. The CVSS vector is network-accessible, low complexity, low privilege, no user interaction, scope changed, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Prioritize remediation for any business-critical Spotfire deployment because successful abuse could become server-side code execution under service-account privileges. Urgency is highest where broad internal users can write to the library or Spotfire is reachable across large network segments. Mitigation focus: Check the TIBCO advisory for fixed versions and upgrade guidance.; Inventory Spotfire Server and AWS Marketplace Analytics Platform versions.; Restrict Spotfire Library write permissions to trusted roles only..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.9 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
9.9CVSS 3.0CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.16Primary CVE score

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Base CVSS 3.0 score

9.9Critical
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-9408Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

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 Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS MarketplaceunspecifiedListed
TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Spotfire Serverunspecified, 7.12.0, 7.13.0, 7.14.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.6, 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, 10.8.0Listed
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