{"id":"CVE-2018-12408","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-12408","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:12:52.079Z","title":"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…","description":"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 engine Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: versions up to and including 5.13.0, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.13.0, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions up to and including 5.13.0.","published":"2018-08-08T14:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:37:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@tibco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["tibco/activematrix businessworks","tibco/activematrix businessworks distribution for tibco silver fabric"],"epss":{"score":0.02347,"percentile":0.8358,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@tibco.com"},{"url":"http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@tibco.com"},{"url":"https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@tibco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12408","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}