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CVE-2018-12408: TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 5.X XML eXternal Entity Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

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.

Affected products

• TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: through 5.13.0
• TIBCO Activematrix Businessworks Distribution For Tibco Silver Fabric: through 5.13.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043
• http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
• https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043
• http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
• https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks

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