TIBCO JasperReports persistent cross site scripting
A vulnerability in the report renderer component of TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM may allow a subset of authorized users to perform persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Affected releases are TIBCO JasperReports Server 6.2.3 and below; 6.3.0; 6.3.1; 6.3.2; 6.4.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition 6.4.0 and below, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM 6.4.0 and below, TIBCO JasperReports Library 6.2.3 and below; 6.3.0; 6.3.1; 6.3.2; 6.4.0; 6.4.1, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM 6.4.1 and below, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy 6.4.0 and below, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS 6.4.0 and below, TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio 6.2.3 and below; 6.3.0; 6.3.1; 6.3.2; 6.4.0, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM 6.4.0 and below.
- Published
- Nov 15, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 51th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · tibco
- 5.4
- agree
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tibco | jasperreports server | cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_server |
| tibco | jasperreports library | cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_library |
| tibco | jaspersoft | cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jaspersoft |
| tibco | jaspersoft reporting and analytics | cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jaspersoft_reporting_and_analytics |
| tibco | jaspersoft studio | cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jaspersoft_studio |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tibco jasperreports libraryup to 6.4.1 inclusive
- tibco jasperreports libraryup to 6.2.3 inclusive
- tibco jasperreports library6.3.0
- tibco jasperreports library6.3.1
- tibco jasperreports library6.3.2
- tibco jasperreports library6.4.0
- tibco jasperreports library6.4.1
- tibco jasperreports serverup to 6.2.3 inclusive
- tibco jasperreports serverup to 6.4.0 inclusive
- tibco jasperreports server6.3.0
- tibco jasperreports server6.3.1
- tibco jasperreports server6.3.2
- tibco jasperreports server6.4.0
- tibco jaspersoftup to 6.4.0 inclusive
- tibco jaspersoft reporting and analyticsup to 6.4.0 inclusive
- tibco jaspersoft studioup to 6.4.0 inclusive
- tibco jaspersoft studioup to 6.2.3 inclusive
- tibco jaspersoft studio6.3.0
- tibco jaspersoft studio6.3.1
- tibco jaspersoft studio6.3.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (tibco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library
- 6.2.3 and below, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0, 6.4.1affected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM
- 6.4.1 and belowaffected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server
- 6.2.3 and below, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0affected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition
- 6.4.0 and belowaffected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM
- 6.4.0 and belowaffected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy
- 6.4.0 and belowaffected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS
- 6.4.0 and belowaffected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio
- 6.2.3 and below, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.0affected
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio for ActiveMatrix BPM
- 6.4.0 and belowaffected
Same product
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- CVE-2018-18815TIBCO JasperReports Server User Information Disclosure40Plan
- CVE-2017-5533TIBCO JasperReports Server credentials disclosure40Plan
- CVE-2021-35495TIBCO JasperReports FTP Password exposed35Monitor
- CVE-2018-5429TIBCO JasperReports Library Code Sandboxing Problem35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101873
- www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2017/11/tibco-security-advisory-november-15-2017-tibco-jasperreports-2017-5532
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.