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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2018-5430

TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

TIBCO JasperReports Server · unspecified to <= 6.2.4

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Severity
CVSS 7.7 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
48.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2018-5430 is TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability. The Spring web flows of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Listed in CISA KEV. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

TIBCO JasperReports Server unspecified to <= 6.2.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The Spring web flows of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contain a vulnerability which may allow any authenticated user read-only access to the contents of the web application, including key configuration files.

Affected releases include TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.2.4; 6.3.0; 6.3.2; 6.3.3;6.4.0; 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 6.4.2, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 6.4.2.

TIBCO Software Inc. Affected
TIBCO JasperReports Server
Through 6.2.4 6.3.0 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.4.0 6.4.2
TIBCO Software Inc. Affected
TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition
Through 6.4.2
TIBCO Software Inc. Affected
TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM
Through 6.4.2
TIBCO Software Inc. Affected
TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy
Through 6.4.2
TIBCO Software Inc. Affected
TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS
Through 6.4.2
Published
17 Apr 2018
Exploitation Attempts Reported
29 Dec 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

nessus_scanner cisa java

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

CISA

Recorded 29 Dec 2022

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-12-29 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

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Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/171213 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

7.7 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

48.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-200

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 09:27 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 18:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2018-5430",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.7,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.48054,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}