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CVE-2022-43939

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 92.3%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x contain security restrictions using non-canonical URLs which can be circumvented.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
92.27% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 March 2025 · due 24 March 2025
Weakness
CWE-647
Affected
hitachi/vantara pentaho business analytics server
Source
security.vulnerabilities@hitachivantara.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455394120333--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Server-Use-of-Non-Canonical-URL-Paths-for-Authorization-Decisions-Versions-before-9-4-0-1-and-9-3-0-2-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43939- ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43939

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.