CVE-2018-12411 in ActiveSpaces
Summary
by MITRE
The administrative daemon (tibdgadmind) of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition, and TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability which may allow an attacker to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition: 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition: 3.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0, and TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition: 3.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.2.0; 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/04/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-12411 affects the administrative daemon component known as tibdgadmind within TIBCO ActiveSpaces product line, which encompasses Community, Developer, and Enterprise editions. This administrative daemon serves as the control interface for managing ActiveSpaces deployments and provides administrative functions through a web-based interface. The flaw resides in the lack of proper cross-site request forgery protection mechanisms within the daemon's web interface, creating a significant security weakness that could be exploited by malicious actors.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of request origins and missing anti-CSRF tokens in the administrative web interface. When administrators interact with the tibdgadmind service through web browsers, the daemon fails to verify that requests originate from legitimate administrative sessions rather than crafted malicious requests. This absence of CSRF protection allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing unintended administrative actions without their knowledge or consent. The vulnerability manifests when legitimate administrative functions are exposed through web endpoints that do not implement proper origin validation or token-based authentication mechanisms.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is substantial as it provides attackers with a potential pathway to gain unauthorized administrative control over ActiveSpaces deployments. An attacker could craft malicious web pages or exploit existing vulnerabilities in web browsers to send forged requests to the administrative daemon, potentially leading to complete compromise of the ActiveSpaces environment. This could result in unauthorized data manipulation, service disruption, privilege escalation, or even complete system takeover depending on the administrative privileges available through the daemon interface. The vulnerability affects multiple versions across different product editions, indicating a widespread exposure across the TIBCO ActiveSpaces product family.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying available patches from TIBCO, implementing network segmentation to restrict access to the administrative daemon, and deploying web application firewalls to detect and block CSRF attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses cross-site request forgery weaknesses in web applications. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving privilege escalation and initial access through web application exploitation. Additional protective measures include enabling multi-factor authentication for administrative access, regularly monitoring administrative interface logs for suspicious activity, and ensuring that administrative interfaces are not accessible from untrusted networks. The affected versions span several major releases, emphasizing the need for comprehensive security assessments across all deployed instances.