CVE-2021-35493Network attack vector

Script execution via stored and reflected XSS

Published Sep 14, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Cross-site scripting in TIBCO WebFOCUS components through 8207.27.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via network requests. Stored and reflected input is rendered without adequate escaping in WebFOCUS web components, enabling script execution in a legitimate user's browser. The attack requires low-privileged access and another person's interaction, and a privileged victim can suffer administrative compromise of the affected or local system.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in TIBCO WebFOCUS components through 8207.27.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via network requests. Stored and reflected input is rendered without adequate escaping in WebFOCUS web components, enabling script execution in a legitimate user's browser. The attack requires low-privileged access and another person's interaction, and a privileged victim can suffer administrative compromise of the affected or local system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-35493
Published
Sep 14, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
TIBCO Software Inc.
Product
TIBCO WebFOCUS Reporting Server
Classifications
T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 14, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=8207.27.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO WebFOCUS Reporting Serverversion=unspecified <=8207.27.0
TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO WebFOCUS Clientversion=unspecified <=8207.27.0
TIBCO Software Inc. · TIBCO WebFOCUS Installerversion=unspecified <=8207.27.0

Published CVSS scores

9.0TIBCO Software Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1189Drive-by Compromise

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