CVE-2018-12408 — The BusinessWorks engine component of TIBCO Software Inc

The BusinessWorks engine component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains a vulnerability that may allow XML eXternal Entity (

01What is this vulnerability?

The BusinessWorks engine component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains a vulnerability that may allow XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks via incoming network messages, and may disclose the contents of files accessible to a running BusinessWorks…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
TIBCO Software Inc.	TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks	unspecified
TIBCO Software Inc.	TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux	unspecified
TIBCO Software Inc.	TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric	unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-08-08T14:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T02:56:30.441Z

09References

• www.tibco.com — https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-…
• www.tibco.com — http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043