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CVE-2022-43769

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2023 at 05:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsVantara Pentaho Business Analytics ServerPentaho Business Analytics Server

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 98%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score97.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 97.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.

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.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2025
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2025
583 days overdue
Notes
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
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43769

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server· Hitachi
95%
8.3.0.0 ≤ v < 9.3.0.29.4.0.0
Affected range stops below 9.3.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Pentaho Business Analytics Server· Hitachivantara
60%
1.0 ≤ v < 9.3.0.29.4.0.0 ≤ v < 9.4.0.11.09.4.0.0
Affected range stops below 9.3.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.4.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (3)

Exploit
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
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-
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-43769

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-74CWE-94

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