CVE-2010-4495 in ActiveMatrix Service Grid
Summary
by MITRE
Unspecified vulnerability in the ActiveMatrix Runtime component in TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Grid 3.0.0, 3.0.1, and 3.1.0; ActiveMatrix Service Bus 3.0.0 and 3.0.1; ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Service Engine 5.9.0; ActiveMatrix BPM 1.0.1 and 1.0.2; Silver BPM Service 1.0.1; and Silver CAP Service 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to JMX connections.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/08/2018
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2010-4495 represents a critical security flaw within TIBCO's suite of enterprise integration and business process management products. This issue affects multiple components including ActiveMatrix Service Grid, Service Bus, BusinessWorks Service Engine, BPM platforms, and Silver BPM/CAP services across specific version ranges. The vulnerability manifests through unspecified attack vectors related to JMX (Java Management Extensions) connections, which are fundamental to monitoring and managing java applications. JMX connections typically provide administrators with powerful management capabilities, but when improperly secured or configured, they can become entry points for malicious actors to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on target systems.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate authentication and authorization controls within the JMX interface implementation across these TIBCO products. JMX connections normally require proper credential validation and access control mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access to management functionalities. However, in affected versions, authenticated users can exploit weaknesses in the JMX connection handling to bypass normal security boundaries and execute arbitrary code. This represents a privilege escalation vulnerability where legitimate authenticated users can leverage their existing credentials to perform actions beyond their intended permissions, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple code execution capabilities, as it can enable attackers to gain full control over the affected TIBCO components and potentially the underlying systems they operate on. Attackers who can authenticate to these systems can exploit the JMX connection flaws to execute malicious code, potentially leading to data breaches, service disruption, or further lateral movement within the enterprise network. The widespread nature of affected products means that organizations using multiple TIBCO components across their enterprise infrastructure face significant risk exposure. This vulnerability particularly impacts organizations that rely heavily on enterprise service buses and business process management systems, where the compromise of these components can cascade into broader business continuity issues.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigation strategies including applying vendor patches and updates, configuring proper network segmentation to isolate JMX endpoints, and implementing additional authentication layers for JMX connections. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) categories, reflecting both access control failures and code execution vulnerabilities. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving privilege escalation and execution of malicious code, potentially enabling adversaries to establish persistent access to enterprise infrastructure. Security teams should also consider implementing monitoring for unusual JMX connection patterns and unauthorized code execution attempts. Given the critical nature of these enterprise integration platforms, organizations must prioritize remediation efforts and conduct thorough security assessments of their TIBCO environments to ensure comprehensive protection against this and similar vulnerabilities.