CVE-2022-43941: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x do not correctly protect the Post Analysis service endpoint of the data access plugin against out-of-band XML External Entity Reference.

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

https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14456719346957--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Server-Improper-Restriction-of-XML-External-Entity-Reference-Versions-before-9-4-0-1-and-9-3-0-2-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43940-CVE-2022-43941-
https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14456719346957--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Server-Improper-Restriction-of-XML-External-Entity-Reference-Versions-before-9-4-0-1-and-9-3-0-2-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43940-CVE-2022-43941-

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