CVE-2022-30573 : Security Advisory and Response

TIBCO FTL Privilege Escalation

Understanding CVE-2022-30573

This CVE-2022-30573 impacts TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, Developer Edition, and Enterprise Edition, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

What is CVE-2022-30573?

The ftlserver component in TIBCO FTL contains a vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker to execute privilege escalation, affecting multiple versions.

The Impact of CVE-2022-30573

Successful exploitation may grant an attacker full administrative access to the affected ftlserver due to the privilege escalation vulnerability.

Technical Details of CVE-2022-30573

This section covers the vulnerability description, affected systems, versions, and the exploitation mechanism.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability in the ftlserver component allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute privilege escalation on the affected ftlserver.

Affected Systems and Versions

TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions 6.0.0 through 6.8.0
TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.0.1 through 6.8.0
TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.0.0 through 6.7.3
TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: version 6.8.0

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by a low privileged attacker with network access to escalate privileges on the affected ftlserver.

Mitigation and Prevention

Discover the immediate steps and long-term security practices to safeguard against CVE-2022-30573.

Immediate Steps to Take

Update the affected components to the patched versions provided by TIBCO to mitigate the privilege escalation vulnerability.

Long-Term Security Practices

Implement a comprehensive security strategy to prevent and detect privilege escalation vulnerabilities in your systems.

Patching and Updates

Ensure that all instances of TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, Developer Edition, and Enterprise Edition are updated to the patched versions to protect against potential attacks.