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TI-2019-06481 Aliases CVE-2019-8990GHSA-6fv5-xv88-5c73

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Fails To Properly Enforce Authentication

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02889 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TIBCOTIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorksup to 6.4.2—No fix listedCNA
  • TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks VendorTIBCO Affected up to 6.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tibco:activematrix_businessworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.4.2VulnerableTIBCO
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:activematrix_businessworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.4.2 Vulnerable ·TIBCO

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8990
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fv5-xv88-5c73

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-08907 TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 5.X XML eXternal Entity Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-00632 TIBCO ActiveMatrix Runtime Platform in Service Grid and Service Bus 2.x before 2.3.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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