CVE-2019-8990

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Fails To Properly Enforce Authentication

Published Apr 9, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected systems which address these issues. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks versions 6.4.2 and below update to 6.5.0 or higher.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18377 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
tibco
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:03 PM
Reserved
Feb 21, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 9, 2019, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM