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CVE-2018-18809 TIBCO JasperReports Library Directory Traversal Vulnerability

TIBCO JasperReports Library contains a directory-traversal vulnerability that may allow web server users to access contents of the host system.

From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.

Our Assessment

Should You Worry?

Patch nowCybergen assessment
  • CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 29 Dec 2022.
  • Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.9, scored by Vendor).
  • It has been in the catalogue for 1,408 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
The Vulnerability

What It Is

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.

Affected Versions

ProductVersions
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Libraryunspecified to 6.3.4
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.21
7.1.0
7.2.0
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library Community Editionunspecified to 6.7.0
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Library for ActiveMatrix BPMunspecified to 6.4.21
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Serverunspecified to 6.3.4
6.4.0
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.3
7.1.0
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server Community Editionunspecified to 6.4.3
7.1.0
TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO JasperReports Server for ActiveMatrix BPMunspecified to 6.4.3

From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.

From Watch to Action

What To Do Now

  1. 1

    Find it

    Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for TIBCO JasperReports. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.

    Attack Surface Management
  2. 2

    Fix it

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Vulnerability Management
  3. 3

    Hunt for compromise

    If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.

    Incident Response
  4. 4

    Prove it is fixed

    Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.

    Penetration Testing

Vendor Advisories

Regulation

The Compliance Clock

Cyber EssentialsRated critical, so if it affects devices in your Cyber Essentials scope, the update must be installed within 14 days of the vendor releasing it.NIS2If exploitation causes a significant incident, essential and important entities owe their CSIRT an early warning within 24 hours and a notification within 72 hours.DORAFinancial entities must classify ICT incidents and send an initial notification for a major incident within strict deadlines, with exploited flaws a common cause.US federal (BOD 22-01)Federal civilian agencies had until 19 Jan 2023 to remediate. A sensible benchmark for everyone else.

General guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your sector, scope and jurisdiction.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
  2. NVD: CVE-2018-18809
  3. CVE record: CVE-2018-18809
  4. FIRST EPSS
  5. tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-6-2019-tibco-jasperreports-librar
  6. tibco.com/services/support/advisories
  7. securityfocus.com/bid/107351
  8. seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/17
  9. packetstormsecurity.com/files/154406/Tibco-JasperSoft-Path-Traversal.html
  10. security.elarlang.eu/cve-2018-18809-path-traversal-in-tibco-jaspersoft.html
  11. cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-18809-tibco.html