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FKIE_CVE-2021-23271

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-02 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:38

Severity

8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The TIBCO EBX Web Server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO EBX contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack on the affected system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO EBX: versions 5.9.12 and below.

References

URL	Tags
security@tibco.com	http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	Product
security@tibco.com	https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/02/tibco-security-advisory-february-2-2021-tibco-ebx	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/02/tibco-security-advisory-february-2-2021-tibco-ebx	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	tibco	ebx	*

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CVE-2021-23271 (GCVE-0-2021-23271)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-02 18:30 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:07

Title

TIBCO EBX Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Summary

Severity

8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

The impact of these vulnerabilities include the possibility that an attacker would gain full administrative access to the web interface of the affected component.

Assigner

tibco mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/02/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
TIBCO Software Inc.	TIBCO EBX	Affected: unspecified , ≤ 5.9.12 (custom)

Date Public

2021-02-02 00:00

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