← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-12408 · published 8 August 2018

CVE-2018-12408: Tibco activematrix businessworks xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability

Tibco · Activematrix Businessworks

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.4% · top 16.6% CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories Vendor Advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105043 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories Vendor Advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2018/08/tibco-security-advisory-august-7-2018-tibco-activematrix-businessworks Vendor Advisory

Track CVE-2018-12408 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

8.1CVE-2019-8990Tibco activematrix businessworks improper authentication vulnerabilityThe HTTP Connector component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows unauthentic…EPSS 2.9%5.0CVE-2012-0687Tibco activematrix service bus information exposure vulnerabilityTIBCO ActiveMatrix Runtime Platform in Service Grid and Service Bus 2.x before 2.3.2 and BusinessWorks Service Engine before 5.8.2; TIBCO ActiveMatri…EPSS 1.4%9.8CVE-2025-58360GeoServer WMS GetMap XXE allows unauthenticated file read and SSRFGeoServer versions 2.26.0 through 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6 accept XML input at the /geoserver/wms GetMap endpoint without sufficiently restricting ex…KEVEPSS 61%analysed9.8CVE-2025-2776SysAid On-Prem unauthenticated XXE in Server URL processingSysAid On-Prem versions up to 23.3.40 process the Server URL without restricting XML external entities, so an unauthenticated attacker can supply cra…KEVEPSS 65%analysed7.5CVE-2025-2775SysAid On-Prem unauthenticated XXE in Checkin processingSysAid On-Prem versions up to 23.3.40 process Checkin XML without restricting external entities, so an unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted …KEVEPSS 43%analysed7.5CVE-2023-45727Proself XXE flaw allows unauthenticated file readProself Enterprise/Standard, Gateway, and Mail Sanitize editions fail to restrict XML external entities when parsing malformed XML requests. A remote…KEVEPSS 3.5%analysed9.8CVE-2024-34102Adobe Commerce and Magento XXE flaw allows unauthenticated code executionAdobe Commerce and Magento Open Source are affected by an improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability. A crafted XML do…KEVEPSS 100%analysed9.8CVE-2019-9670Zimbra mailboxd Autodiscover XXE allows unauthenticated compromiseThe mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 parses XML in the Autodiscover servlet without restricting extern…KEVEPSS 100%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-12408), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-12). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.