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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2018-18809

TIBCO JasperReports Library - Directory Traversal

CVE Details

Status: Attack Blocked by Atomicorp
  • Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
  • Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
  • CVE: CVE-2018-18809
  • Name: TIBCO JasperReports Library - Directory Traversal
  • Severity: Medium
  • CVSS: 6.5 (v3.1) (Medium)
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • CVSS source: NVD
  • CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    • Attack vector: Network
    • Attack complexity: Low
    • Privileges required: Low
    • User interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
    • Confidentiality impact: High
    • Integrity impact: None
    • Availability impact: None
  • CWE: CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)
  • Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-126 , CAPEC-64 , CAPEC-76 , CAPEC-78 , CAPEC-79
  • Vendor: tibco
  • Vulnerable products: jasperreports library , jasperreports server , jaspersoft , jaspersoft reporting and analytics
  • CVE published: 2019-03-07
  • CVE last modified: 2026-06-17
  • Affected versions (NVD configurations):
    • jasperreports library: <= 6.4.21
    • jasperreports library: <= 6.7.0
    • jasperreports library: 7.1.0
    • jasperreports library: 7.2.0
    • jasperreports server: <= 6.4.3
    • jasperreports server: 7.1.0
    • jaspersoft: <= 7.1.0
    • jaspersoft reporting and analytics: <= 7.1.0
  • EPSS: 0.7906; 99.6th percentile (FIRST )
  • CISA KEV: Listed (added 2022-12-29)
    • Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown
  • Latest Update: 2026-09-06
  • Selected Rule IDs observed: 340007
  • Matching rules: 1; rules with blocking actions: 1
  • Would-block Rule IDs: 340007
  • Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request arguments, SOAP request data
Technical CPE data

This section lists vulnerable CPE matches retained from the NVD configurations. It supplements the readable affected-product information above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_library:*:*:*:*:activematrix_bpm:*:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 6.4.21
    • NVD match criteria ID: 6A122F01-2361-4890-8359-680F82ABD9D4
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_library:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 6.7.0
    • NVD match criteria ID: 6407F604-7589-4BEE-B608-26681EECE855
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_library:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • NVD match criteria ID: AD51A590-9F57-4F9A-B5D2-7B1ACB9AFD1D
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_library:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • NVD match criteria ID: F273AB4A-972F-401B-B629-F6693B256EA3
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_server:*:*:*:*:*:activematrix_bpm:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 6.4.3
    • NVD match criteria ID: 2F0C3B25-3D6F-44AD-A7FC-20EEB27F5C99
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_server:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 6.4.3
    • NVD match criteria ID: 4E639AD7-8BC7-49A1-BDD4-DCA76BAD3C9A
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jasperreports_server:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • NVD match criteria ID: 67CFE53D-7FB0-47AD-BE1B-107B9F9DDC5B
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jaspersoft:*:*:*:*:*:aws_with_multi-tenancy:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 7.1.0
    • NVD match criteria ID: CFE831B3-9810-4C6C-B443-03CE07B316C0
  • cpe:2.3:a:tibco:jaspersoft_reporting_and_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:aws:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 7.1.0
    • NVD match criteria ID: B80CC0CC-05E6-43C6-9A05-4EDCB9046BB9

Vulnerability Description

The default server implementation of TIBCO Software Inc.’s TIBCO JasperReports Library, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO JasperReports Server, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy, and TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may theoretically allow web server users to access contents of the host system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.’s TIBCO JasperReports Library: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.21; 7.1.0; 7.2.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.7.0, TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.21, TIBCO JasperReports Server: versions up to and including 6.3.4; 6.4.0; 6.4.1; 6.4.2; 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition: versions up to and including 6.4.3; 7.1.0, TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM: versions up to and including 6.4.3, TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy: versions up to and including 7.1.0, TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS: versions up to and including 7.1.0.

  1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (340007 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

  2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library versions through 6.3.4.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library version 6.4.1.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library version 6.4.2.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library version 6.4.21.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.1.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library version 7.2.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Edition versions through 6.7.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPM versions through 6.4.21.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server versions through 6.3.4.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server version 6.4.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server version 6.4.1.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server version 6.4.2.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server version 6.4.3.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server version 7.1.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition versions through 6.4.3.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Edition version 7.1.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPM versions through 6.4.3.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft for AWS with Multi-Tenancy versions through 7.1.0.
    • Affected versions: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS versions through 7.1.0.
    • No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.
    • CISA KEV required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
    • CISA KEV federal remediation due date: 2023-01-19

  3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

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Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

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