CVE-2018-18809: TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2018-18809 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-12-29

TIBCO JasperReports Library and Server products contain a directory traversal vulnerability. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access sensitive files on the host system, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-18809 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2018-18809 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 29 December 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2018-18809?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 29 December 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0; TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library Community Edition up to and including 6.7.0; TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM up to and including 6.4.21; TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Server up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0; and 4 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-18809?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2018-18809 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-18809?
Check whether you run TIBCO JasperReports. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0
  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library Community Edition up to and including 6.7.0
  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM up to and including 6.4.21
  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Server up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0
  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Server Community Edition up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0
  • TIBCO Software Inc. JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM up to and including 6.4.3
  • TIBCO Software Inc. Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy up to and including 7.1.0
  • TIBCO Software Inc. Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS up to and including 7.1.0

Timeline

  • 2019-03-06: advisory: Initial vendor advisory published by TIBCO.
  • 2022-12-29: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
  • 2022-12-29: disclosed: NVD publication date.

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