XML eXternal Entity Expansion Vulnerabilities with TIBCO Runtime Agent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The TIBCO Designer component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux contains vulnerabilities wherein a malicious user could perform XML external entity expansion (XXE) attacks to disclose host machine information. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Runtime Agent: versions up to and including 5.10.0, and TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.9.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIBCO | TIBCO Runtime Agent | up to 5.10.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TIBCO | TIBCO Runtime Agent for z/Linux | up to 5.9.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5434
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp2r-w5fv-px97
References
More TIBCO Runtime Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03199 Multiple buffer overflows in TIBCO Hawk (1) AMI C library (libtibhawkami) and (2) Hawk… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-01632 Multiple buffer overflows in TIBCO Software Rendezvous before 8.1.0, as used in multiple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2021-09818 TIBCO Administrator Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2006-02738 Buffer overflow in TIBCO Rendezvous before 7.5.1, TIBCO Runtime Agent (TRA) before 5.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11399 TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk RedTail Credential Exposure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2011-00566 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in TIBCO Rendezvous 8.2.1 through 8.3.0, Enterprise… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-5434 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5434 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp2r-w5fv-px97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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