CVE-2022-43769: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Special Element Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2022-43769 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-03

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server contains a special element injection vulnerability where certain web services allow setting property values containing Spring templates. These templates are interpreted downstream, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution.

Vendors: Hitachi Vantara.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-43769 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2022-43769 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2022-43769?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 3 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-43769?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2022-43769 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-43769?
Check whether you run Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics (BA) Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x

Timeline

  • 2023-04-12: disclosed: Initial NIST analysis and disclosure.
  • 2025-03-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
  • 2025-03-03: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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