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CVE-2022-43769

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Special Element Injection Vulnerability

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics (BA) ServerApplications & CMS
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 3 Mar 2025CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)97.7%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in9.3.0.2Also 9.4.0.1CVE List
Federal deadline24 Mar 2025Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV

What fixes it

  • 9.3.0.2Pentaho Business Analytics ServerCVE List
  • 9.4.0.1Pentaho Business Analytics ServerCVE List

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 3 Apr 2023, 17:47 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 4 Apr 2023Exploit code publicMetasploit
  3. 3 Mar 2025Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 3

  • Exploit modulePentaho Business Server Auth Bypass and Server Side Template Injection RCE 4 Apr 2023Metasploit
  • Webapps exploitPentaho BA Server EE 9.3.0.0-428 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated) 8 Apr 2023Exploit-DB
  • Scanner templateHitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Remote Code ExecutionNuclei

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Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server contains a special element injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to inject Spring templates into properties files, allowing for arbitrary command execution.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • Pentaho Business Analytics Serveraffected: 1.0 before 9.3.0.2CVE List
  • Pentaho Business Analytics Serveraffected: 9.4.0.0 before 9.4.0.1CVE List

References 4