CVE-2021-35497: tibco software inc. tibco activespaces - community edition Improper Certificate Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-35497 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in tibco software inc. tibco activespaces - community edition. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-10-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The FTL Server (tibftlserver) and Docker images containing tibftlserver components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Community Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO eFTL - Enterprise Edition contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a non-administrative, authenticated FTL user to trick the affected components into creating illegitimate certificates. These maliciously generated certificates can be used to enable man-in-the-middle attacks or to escalate privileges so that the malicious user has administrative privileges. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition: versions 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO eFTL - Community Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, TIBCO eFTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0, and TIBCO eFTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.0, 6.5.0, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, and 6.7.0.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
35%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.42% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Tibco software inc.9 products
- tibco activespaces - community edition4.3.0 | 4.4.0 | 4.5.0 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2
- tibco activespaces - developer edition4.3.0 | 4.4.0 | 4.5.0 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2
- tibco activespaces - enterprise edition4.3.0 | 4.4.0 | 4.5.0 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2
- tibco eftl - community edition6.2.0 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.4.0 | 6.5.0 | 6.6.0 | 6.6.1 | 6.7.0
- tibco eftl - developer edition6.2.0 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.4.0 | 6.5.0 | 6.6.0 | 6.6.1 | 6.7.0
Tibco3 products
- activespaces4.3.0 | 4.4.0 | 4.5.0 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1 | 4.6.2
- eftl6.2.0 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.4.0 | 6.5.0 | 6.6.0 | 6.6.1 | 6.7.0
- ftl6.2.0 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.4.0 | 6.5.0 | 6.6.0 | 6.6.1 | 6.7.0
2 vendors · 12 products
References
2 links- www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/10/tibco-security-advisory-october-5-2021-tibco-ftl-2021-35497X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory