CVE-2020-9408 [High] | RCE in Spotfire Analytics Platfo…

The Spotfire library component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an attacker with write permissions to the Spotfire Library, but not "Script Author" group permission, to modify attributes of files and objects saved to the library such that the system treats them as trusted. This could allow an attacker to cause the Spotfire Web Player, Analyst clients, and TERR Service into executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the system account that started those processes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 10.8.0 and below and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 7.11.9 and below, versions 7.12.0, 7.13.0, 7.14.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, and 10.3.6, versions 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, and 10.8.0.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.21%	1.27%	+1.05%
2	2025-03-30	0.37%	0.21%	-0.15%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.37%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.21%

1.27%

+1.05%

2025-03-30

0.37%

0.21%

-0.15%

2025-03-29

—

0.37%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
9.9	3.0	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.1	6.0	[email protected]
9.0	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	8.0	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

9.9

3.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.1

6.0

[email protected]

9.0

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

8.0

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9408

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
tibco	spotfire_analytics_platform_for_aws	<= 10.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_analytics_platform_for_aws::::::::
tibco	spotfire_server	<= 7.11.9	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server::::::::
tibco	spotfire_server	7.12.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:7.12.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	7.13.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:7.13.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	7.14.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:7.14.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.0.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.0.1:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.1.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.2.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.1	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.1:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.2	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.2:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.3	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.3:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.4	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.4:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.5	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.5:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.3.6	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.3.6:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.4.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.5.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.6.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.6.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.6.1	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.6.1:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.7.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.7.0:::::::*
tibco	spotfire_server	10.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:tibco:spotfire_server:10.8.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-9408

URL	Tags
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2020/03/tibco-security-advisory-march-11-2020-tibco-spotfire-server	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-9408 | TIBCO Spotfire Server Script Trust Problem Exposes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9408

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-9408

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-9408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9408

References for CVE-2020-9408