CVE-2021-35497 : Vulnerability Insights and Analysis
Learn about CVE-2021-35497 impacting TIBCO ActiveSpaces, FTL, and eFTL products, allowing non-administrative users to generate unauthorized certificates, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks and privilege escalation. Discover mitigation steps and necessary updates.
TIBCO FTL unvalidated SAN in client certificates vulnerability impacting multiple TIBCO products allows a non-administrative user to create unauthorized certificates, potentially leading to serious security breaches.
Understanding CVE-2021-35497
This CVE affects TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Community Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Developer Edition, TIBCO ActiveSpaces - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Community Edition, TIBCO eFTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO eFTL - Enterprise Edition.
What is CVE-2021-35497?
The vulnerability enables a non-administrative, authenticated FTL user to generate unauthorized certificates. Attackers can carry out man-in-the-middle attacks or elevate privileges to gain administrative access.
The Impact of CVE-2021-35497
The vulnerability opens the potential for unauthorized certificate creation, allowing attackers to execute man-in-the-middle attacks or escalate their privileges to gain administrative control.
Technical Details of CVE-2021-35497
Vulnerability Description
The flaw in tibftlserver components of various TIBCO products allows non-administrative users to create unauthorized certificates.
Affected Systems and Versions
Products affected include TIBCO ActiveSpaces, FTL, and eFTL editions, with specific versions susceptible to the vulnerability.
Exploitation Mechanism
Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the affected components to create malicious certificates, paving the way for privacy breaches and privilege escalation.
Mitigation and Prevention
Immediate Steps to Take
TIBCO has released updated versions for the impacted products to address the vulnerability and mitigate potential security risks.
Long-Term Security Practices
Regularly update your TIBCO products to the latest versions and follow secure certificate management practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities.
Patching and Updates
Ensure that you update TIBCO ActiveSpaces, FTL, and eFTL editions to version 4.7.0 or later to mitigate the vulnerability and enhance system security.