CVE-2018-18809
TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.
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Key data
CVSS 3.0 Critical 9.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Changed
The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | Low | A basic user account is needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.79064 (79.1% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Dec 29, 2022
- Federal due date
- Jan 19, 2023
CISA assessment as of Feb 7, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Affected products
TIBCO JasperReports Library
- affected: unspecified up to 6.3.4
- affected: 6.4.1
- affected: 6.4.2
- affected: 6.4.21
- affected: 7.1.0
- affected: 7.2.0
TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition
- affected: unspecified up to 6.7.0
TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM
- affected: unspecified up to 6.4.21
TIBCO JasperReports Server
- affected: unspecified up to 6.3.4
- affected: 6.4.0
- affected: 6.4.1
- affected: 6.4.2
- affected: 6.4.3
- affected: 7.1.0
TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition
- affected: unspecified up to 6.4.3
- affected: 7.1.0
TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM
- affected: unspecified up to 6.4.3
TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy
- affected: unspecified up to 7.1.0
TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS
- affected: unspecified up to 7.1.0
References
- tibco.com/services/support/advisories
- tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/03/tibco-security-advisor…
- 107351 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20190909 CVE-2018-18809 Path traversal in Tibco JasperSoft (seclists.org)mailing-list
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-…
- security.elarlang.eu/cve-2018-18809-path-traversal-in-tibco…
- cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-18809-tibco.html
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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