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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Spotfire Analytics Platform
The Visualizations component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analyst, TIBCO Spotfire Analyst, TIBCO Spotfire Analyst, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) on the affected system. A successful attack using this vulnerability requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analyst: versions 11.4.4 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Analyst: versions 11.5.0, 11.6.0, 11.7.0, 11.8.0, 12.0.0, and 12.0.1, TIBCO Spotfire Analyst: version 12.1.0, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 12.1.0 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: versions 11.4.4 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: versions 11.5.0, 11.6.0, 11.7.0, 11.8.0, 12.0.0, and 12.0.1, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: version 12.1.0, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 11.4.8 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 11.5.0, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.7.0, 11.8.0, 11.8.1, 12.0.0, and 12.0.1, and TIBCO Spotfire Server: version 12.1.0. (2022-11-15, CVE-2022-41558)
The Spotfire client component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analyst, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a legitimate user to inject scripts. If executed by a victim authenticated to the affected system these scripts will be executed at the privileges of the victim. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analyst: versions 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.9.0, and 10.10.0, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, and 10.10.1, TIBCO Spotfire Desktop: versions 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.9.0, and 10.10.0, and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, and 10.10.1. (2020-09-15, CVE-2020-9416)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>