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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-18809-tibco-jasperreports-library-directory-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-12-29. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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.

## Related threats

- [TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-5430-tibco-jasperreports-server-information-disclosure-vulnerability)