HighCVE-2021-28830

    TIBCO Spotfire Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability (CVE-2021-28830)

    Published Sources: CVE.org

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    What is affected, what to do

    The TIBCO Spotfire Server and TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, and TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition lte *..1.2.4
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition eq 1.3.0..1.3.0
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition eq 1.3.1..1.3.1
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition eq 1.4.0..1.4.0
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition eq 1.5.0..1.5.0
    • TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition eq 1.6.0..1.6.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace lte *..11.3.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server lte *..10.3.12
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.4.0..10.4.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.5.0..10.5.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.6.0..10.6.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.6.1..10.6.1
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.7.0..10.7.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.8.0..10.8.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.8.1..10.8.1
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.9.0..10.9.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.10.0..10.10.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.10.1..10.10.1
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.10.2..10.10.2
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.10.3..10.10.3
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 10.10.4..10.10.4
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 11.0.0..11.0.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 11.1.0..11.1.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 11.2.0..11.2.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Server eq 11.3.0..11.3.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services lte *..10.3.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 10.10.0..10.10.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 10.10.1..10.10.1
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 10.10.2..10.10.2
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 11.1.0..11.1.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 11.2.0..11.2.0
    • TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services eq 11.3.0..11.3.0

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    Metrics

    8.8

    XIEM Effective CVSS

    Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3

    8.8

    CVSS v3

    Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org

    0.3 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 16.6

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    Severity
    High
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    46.20 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    8.8 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    8.8
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.3 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    16.6
    Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    The TIBCO Spotfire Server and TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, and TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from the affected component searching for run-time artifacts outside of the installation hierarchy. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.2.4 and below, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.3.0 and 1.3.1, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.4.0, 1.5.0, and 1.6.0, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 11.3.0 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 10.3.12 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3, and 10.10.4, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, and 11.3.0, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 10.3.0 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 10.10.0, 10.10.1, and 10.10.2, and TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 11.1.0, 11.2.0, and 11.3.0.

    Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition
    • 1.3.0
    • 1.6.0
    • 1.5.0
    • 1.4.0
    • 1.3.1
    • ≤ 1.2.4
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace
    • ≤ 11.3.0
    • —
    TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Spotfire Server
    • 10.10.1
    • 10.10.3
    • 10.8.1
    • 10.10.0
    • 11.0.0
    • 10.6.1
    • 10.7.0
    • 10.10.4
    • 10.10.2
    • 10.6.0
    • 10.8.0
    • 10.5.0
    • 11.2.0
    • 11.3.0
    • ≤ 10.3.12
    • 10.4.0
    • 10.9.0
    • 11.1.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
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    TIBCO Software Inc.TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services
    • ≤ 10.3.0
    • 10.10.2
    • 11.3.0
    • 10.10.0
    • 11.1.0
    • 11.2.0
    • 10.10.1
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    tibcoenterprise_runtime_for_r
    • 1.5.0
    • 1.3.1
    • ≤ 1.2.4
    • 1.6.0
    • 1.4.0
    • 1.3.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    tibcospotfire_analytics_platform
    • ≤ 11.3.0
    • —
    tibcospotfire_server
    • 10.8.1
    • 10.8.0
    • 10.7.0
    • 10.10.4
    • 11.1.0
    • 10.6.0
    • 10.10.1
    • 10.5.0
    • 10.9.0
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    Vendors and products

    References & sources

    • tibco.comservices/support/advisoriesx_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • tibco.comsupport/advisories/2021/06/tibco-security-advisory-june-29-2021…x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
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