CVE-2020-9409
TIBCO JasperReports Server Fails To Enforce Access Restrictions
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- tibco
Description
The administrative UI component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain the permissions of a JasperReports Server "superuser" for the affected systems. The attacker can theoretically exploit the vulnerability consistently, remotely, and without authenticating. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions 7.1.1 and below, TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace: versions 7.1.1 and below, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions 7.1.1 and below.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| tibcoCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- The impact of this vulnerability includes the possibility that an unauthenticated user obtains JasperReports Server "superuser" permission, and further might be able to execute arbitrary code with the system account that started the affected component.
- CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-276 and its CVEs
Affected products
TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO JasperReports Server
- affected unspecified – ≤ 7.1.1
TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace
- affected unspecified – ≤ 7.1.1
TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM
- affected unspecified – ≤ 7.1.1
What to do
Solution: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. TIBCO JasperReports Server versions 7.1.1 and below update to version 7.1.3 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace versions 7.1.1 and below update to version 7.2.0 or higher TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions 7.1.1 and below update to version 7.1.3 or higher
References (2)
- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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