CVE-2019-8990
The HTTP Connector component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows unauthenticated HTTP requests to be processed by the BusinessWorks engine even when authentication is required.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The HTTP Connector component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows unauthenticated HTTP requests to be processed by the BusinessWorks engine even when authentication is required. This possibility is restricted to circumstances where HTTP "Basic Authentication" policy is used in conjunction with an XML Authentication resource. The BusinessWorks engine might instead use credentials from a prior HTTP request for authorization purposes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: versions up to and including 6.4.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.89% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- tibco/activematrix businessworks
- Source
- security@tibco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107840Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-9-2019-tibco-activematrix-businessworksVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107840Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-9-2019-tibco-activematrix-businessworksVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.