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CVE-2018-18816· NVD / CVE Program· CNA tibco

TIBCO JasperReports Persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The repository component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s 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 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, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 7, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 68th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.4
CNA · tibco
8.0
2.6 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
tibcojasperreports server
tibcojaspersoft
tibcojaspersoft reporting and analytics

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • tibco jasperreports serverup to 6.3.4 inclusive
  • tibco jasperreports serverup to 6.4.3 inclusive
  • tibco jasperreports serverup to 7.1.0 inclusive
  • tibco jasperreports server6.4.0
  • tibco jasperreports server6.4.1
  • tibco jasperreports server6.4.2
  • tibco jasperreports server6.4.3
  • tibco jasperreports server7.1.0
  • tibco jaspersoftup to 7.1.0 inclusive
  • tibco jaspersoft reporting and analyticsup to 7.1.0 inclusive

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 Server

    • 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 7.1.0affected
    • unspecified and later · up to and including 6.3.4affected

  • TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 7.1.0affected

  • TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 6.4.3affected

  • TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 7.1.0affected

  • TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 7.1.0affected

Same product

tibco: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-5430TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure VulnerabilityKEV
    80Now
  • CVE-2020-9409TIBCO JasperReports Server Fails To Enforce Access Restrictions
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-18815TIBCO JasperReports Server User Information Disclosure
    40Plan
  • CVE-2017-5533TIBCO JasperReports Server credentials disclosure
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-35495TIBCO JasperReports FTP Password exposed
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-5429TIBCO JasperReports Library Code Sandboxing Problem
    35Monitor

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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 researchers

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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 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
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.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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