📄 Description (English)
TIBCO JasperReports Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability — TIBCO JasperReports Server contain a vulnerability which may allow any authenticated user read-only access to the contents of the web application, including key configuration files.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-5430 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability in TIBCO JasperReports Server that allows any authenticated user to gain read-only access to the entire web application contents, including sensitive configuration files containing credentials and connection strings. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this vulnerability poses a severe risk as it can expose database credentials, LDAP configurations, and other secrets that enable further attacks. Organizations using JasperReports Server for business intelligence and reporting should treat this as an urgent priority for remediation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 11, 2026 04:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
TIBCO JasperReports Server is widely used across Saudi organizations for business intelligence and reporting. Banking institutions regulated by SAMA may use it for financial reporting, exposing sensitive banking configuration data and database credentials. Government entities under NCA oversight using JasperReports for data analytics and dashboards are at risk of exposing internal infrastructure details. Energy sector organizations including ARAMCO subsidiaries and utilities, as well as telecom providers like STC, may have JasperReports deployments for operational reporting. The information disclosure could lead to credential harvesting enabling lateral movement and deeper compromise of critical Saudi infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking
Government
Energy
Telecom
Healthcare
Retail
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all TIBCO JasperReports Server instances across the organization using asset inventory and network scanning.
2. Apply the vendor-provided patches immediately — upgrade to JasperReports Server 6.4.2, 6.3.4, 6.2.5, or 7.1.0 or later as applicable.
3. Restrict network access to JasperReports Server to only authorized users and networks using firewall rules and network segmentation.
Compensating Controls:
4. Review and rotate all credentials stored in JasperReports configuration files (database passwords, LDAP bind credentials, mail server credentials).
5. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block path traversal and unauthorized file access attempts.
6. Enforce principle of least privilege for all JasperReports user accounts.
7. Enable detailed access logging and monitor for unusual file access patterns.
Detection Rules:
8. Monitor web server logs for requests attempting to access configuration files (e.g., jasperserver.properties, applicationContext*.xml, web.xml).
9. Create SIEM alerts for authenticated users accessing paths outside normal report generation workflows.
10. Monitor for bulk file enumeration patterns from single user sessions.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع مثيلات خادم TIBCO JasperReports عبر المؤسسة باستخدام جرد الأصول ومسح الشبكة.
2. تطبيق التصحيحات المقدمة من المورد فوراً — الترقية إلى JasperReports Server 6.4.2 أو 6.3.4 أو 6.2.5 أو 7.1.0 أو أحدث حسب الاقتضاء.
3. تقييد الوصول الشبكي إلى خادم JasperReports للمستخدمين والشبكات المصرح لها فقط باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية وتجزئة الشبكة.
الضوابط التعويضية:
4. مراجعة وتدوير جميع بيانات الاعتماد المخزنة في ملفات تكوين JasperReports (كلمات مرور قواعد البيانات، بيانات اعتماد LDAP، بيانات اعتماد خادم البريد).
5. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لاكتشاف ومنع محاولات اجتياز المسار والوصول غير المصرح به للملفات.
6. تطبيق مبدأ الحد الأدنى من الصلاحيات لجميع حسابات مستخدمي JasperReports.
7. تفعيل تسجيل الوصول التفصيلي ومراقبة أنماط الوصول غير العادية للملفات.
قواعد الكشف:
8. مراقبة سجلات خادم الويب للطلبات التي تحاول الوصول إلى ملفات التكوين.
9. إنشاء تنبيهات SIEM للمستخدمين المصادق عليهم الذين يصلون إلى مسارات خارج سير عمل إنشاء التقارير العادي.
10. مراقبة أنماط تعداد الملفات الجماعية من جلسات المستخدم الفردية.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2-3-1 (Access Control)
2-5-1 (Vulnerability Management)
2-6-1 (Information System Security)
2-9-1 (Cryptography and Key Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Access Control)
3.3.7 (Vulnerability Management)
3.3.4 (Application Security)
3.3.11 (Information Protection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.6 (Capacity Management)
A.8.8 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities)
A.8.3 (Information Access Restriction)
A.5.15 (Access Control)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.3.3 (Patch Management)
6.5.8 (Improper Access Control)
7.1 (Restrict Access to System Components)
10.2 (Audit Logs)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
TIBCO:JasperReports