CVE-2022-43939: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-03-03
EPSS: 92.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-647

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.

Affected products

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server: before 9.3.0.2; 9.4.0.0 — fixed in 9.3.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server 9.3.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html
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-
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html
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://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-43939

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