Security Advisory regarding TIBCO Silver Fabric
Article ID: KB0108085
Updated On:
| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| TIBCO Silver Fabric | 5.8.1 and below |
Description
TIBCO Silver Fabric Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Original release date: February 13, 2019
Last revised: --
Source: TIBCO Software Inc.
Description
The component listed above contains a vulnerability that may allow reflected
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Impact
The impact of this vulnerability includes the theoretical possibility that
an unauthenticated attacker could perform administrative functions provided
by the web interface of the affected system.
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Original release date: February 13, 2019
Last revised: --
Source: TIBCO Software Inc.
Description
The component listed above contains a vulnerability that may allow reflected
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Impact
The impact of this vulnerability includes the theoretical possibility that
an unauthenticated attacker could perform administrative functions provided
by the web interface of the affected system.
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Issue/Introduction
TIBCO Silver Fabric Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Environment
Systems Affected
TIBCO Silver Fabric versions 5.8.1 and below
The following component is affected:
* SOAP Admin API
Resolution
TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected component which address
this issue.
For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions:
TIBCO Silver Fabric versions 5.8.1 and below update to version 6.0.0
or higher
Note that the affected component has been deprecated in the systems affected.
For customers that might not be able to update the software as quickly as
needed, an alternate remediation is to disable the affected component. The
component can be disabled by removing the configuration lines that activate
it.
To disable the affected component:
- find the file $SF_HOME/webapps/livecluster/WEB-INF/web.xml (where
$SF_HOME corresponds to the root folder where TIBCO Silver Fabric is
installed.)
- open the file in a text editor, and remove the lines that look like this:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>AxisServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/webservices/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>AxisServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/WebServices/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
Acknowledgments
TIBCO would like to extend its appreciation to Robert.Podsiadlo@ing.com for
discovery of this vulnerability.
this issue.
For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions:
TIBCO Silver Fabric versions 5.8.1 and below update to version 6.0.0
or higher
Note that the affected component has been deprecated in the systems affected.
For customers that might not be able to update the software as quickly as
needed, an alternate remediation is to disable the affected component. The
component can be disabled by removing the configuration lines that activate
it.
To disable the affected component:
- find the file $SF_HOME/webapps/livecluster/WEB-INF/web.xml (where
$SF_HOME corresponds to the root folder where TIBCO Silver Fabric is
installed.)
- open the file in a text editor, and remove the lines that look like this:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>AxisServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/webservices/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>AxisServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/WebServices/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
Acknowledgments
TIBCO would like to extend its appreciation to Robert.Podsiadlo@ing.com for
discovery of this vulnerability.
Additional Information
References
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
CVE-2018-12409
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