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CVE-2019-8990 Details

Description

The HTTP Connector component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows unauthenticated HTTP requests to be processed by the BusinessWorks engine even when authentication is required. This possibility is restricted to circumstances where HTTP "Basic Authentication" policy is used in conjunction with an XML Authentication resource. The BusinessWorks engine might instead use credentials from a prior HTTP request for authorization purposes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks: versions up to and including 6.4.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-9-2019-tibco-activematrix-businessworks	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107840	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2019/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-9-2019-tibco-activematrix-businessworks	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107840	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
tibco activematrix businessworks	<= 6.4.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tibco:activematrix_businessworks:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 14, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 10, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 10, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]