CVEs / CVE-2022-43769
CVE-2022-43769: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Special Element Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2025
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 97.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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.
Description
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x allow certain web services to set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server | from 1.0, before 9.3.0.2 | 9.3.0.2 |
| Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server | from 9.4.0.0, before 9.4.0.1 | 9.4.0.1 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-74, CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2022-43769 on NVD
- CVE-2022-43769 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455561548301--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Server-Failure-to-Sanitize-Special-Elements-into-a-Different-Plane-Special-Element-Injection-Versions-before-9-4-0-1-and-9-3-0-2-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43769 (cited by CISA)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html Exploit
- https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455561548301--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Server-Failure-to-Sanitize-Special-Elements-into-a-Different-Plane-Special-Element-Injection-Versions-before-9-4-0-1-and-9-3-0-2-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43769- Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-43769 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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