VDB-133277 · CVE-2019-8990 · BID 107840

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks up to 6.4.2 HTTP Connector HTTP Requests improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks up to 6.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Connector. The manipulation as part of HTTP Requests leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8990. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks up to 6.4.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component HTTP Connector. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTP Connector component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows unauthenticated HTTP requests to be processed by the BusinessWorks engine even when authentication is required. This possibility is restricted to circumstances where HTTP "Basic Authentication" policy is used in conjunction with an XML Authentication resource. The BusinessWorks engine might instead use credentials from a prior HTTP request for authorization purposes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: versions up to and including 6.4.2.

The bug was discovered 04/09/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8990 since 02/21/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2019 🔍
04/09/2019 +47 days 🔍
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04/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/28/2023 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tibco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-8990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133277
SecurityFocus: 107840

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2019 09:24
Updated: 08/28/2023 10:53
Changes: 04/10/2019 09:24 (54), 05/28/2020 16:37 (2), 08/28/2023 10:46 (3), 08/28/2023 10:53 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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