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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
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
79.1%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Dec 29, 2022
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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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.

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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 Software Inc.
commercial·US
JasperReports LibraryLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPMOn-premLibrary
Enterprise Software / erp
JasperReports Server Community EditionOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPMOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWSSaaSSaaS Service
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-TenancySaaSSaaS Service
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
TIBCO JasperReports LibraryLibraryLibrary
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
TIBCO JasperReports Library Community EditionOn-prem
Enterprise Software
tibco
commercial·USaka spotfire server, spotfire analytics platform for aws, jasperreports server
jasperreports libraryLibraryLibrary
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
jasperreports serverOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
jaspersoftOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
jaspersoft reporting and analyticsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
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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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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18809
nvd.nist.gov
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-Traversal.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/17
seclists.org
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