title: TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 5.X XML eXternal Entity Vulnerability
description: The BusinessWorks engine component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains a vulnerability that may allow XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks via incoming network messages, and may disclose the contents of files accessible to a running BusinessWorks engine Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: versions up to and including 5.13.0, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux: versions up to and including 5.13.0, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions up to and including 5.13.0.
problem types: The impact of this vulnerability includes the theoretical possibility of an unauthenticated user gaining access to sensitive information that is available to the system account hosting the BusinessWorks engine.
affected:
{
product: TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks
vendor: TIBCO Software Inc.
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 5.13.0, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux
vendor: TIBCO Software Inc.
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 5.13.0, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric
vendor: TIBCO Software Inc.
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 5.13.0, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.0
]
solutions: TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected components which address these issues. For each affected system, update to the corresponding software versions:
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks versions 5.13.0 and below update to version 5.13.1 or higher,
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux versions 5.13.0 and below update to version 5.13.1 or higher,
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric versions 5.13.0 and below update to version 5.13.1 or higher.