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

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hitachi Vantara	Pentaho Business Analytics Server	1.0, 9.4.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-03-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-04-03T18:10:32.141Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:15:21.256Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-03-03
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-03-24

09References

• support.pentaho.com — https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455394120333--Resolved-Pentaho-B…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authenticati…