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CVE-2018-18809

TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published: Mar 7, 2019Updated: Nov 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
79.8%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Dec 29, 2022
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

TIBCO JasperReports LibraryTIBCO Software Inc.
On-prem
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
TIBCO JasperReports Library Community EditionTIBCO Software Inc.
On-prem
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPMTIBCO Software Inc.
On-prem
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
TIBCO JasperReports ServerTIBCO Software Inc.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
TIBCO JasperReports Server Community EditionTIBCO Software Inc.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
tibco software inc.commercialUSEnterprise Software
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Dec 29, 2022
Remediation due:Jan 19, 2023

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
tibco.com
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-6-2019-tibco-jasperreports-library-2018-18809
tibco.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107351
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 7, 2019
Added to CISA KEV
Dec 29, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 7, 2025

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