# CVE-2018-5430: TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-5430-tibco-jasperreports-server-information-disclosure-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-2018-5430 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-12-29

The Spring web flows in TIBCO JasperReports Server contain a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22). This allows authenticated users to gain read-only access to sensitive web application contents and key configuration files.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-5430 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2018-5430 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 29 December 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2018-5430?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 29 December 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** TIBCO JasperReports Server up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2; TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition up to and including 6.4.2; TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM up to and including 6.4.2; TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy up to and including 6.4.2; and 1 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-5430?** 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-2018-5430 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-5430?** 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 JasperReports Server up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.4.0; 6.4.2
- TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition up to and including 6.4.2
- TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM up to and including 6.4.2
- TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy up to and including 6.4.2
- TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS up to and including 6.4.2

## Timeline

- 2018-04-17: advisory: Original TIBCO security advisory date
- 2022-12-29: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

## Related threats

- [TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-18809-tibco-jasperreports-library-directory-traversal-vulnerability)