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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-43769-hitachi-vantara-pentaho-ba-server-special-element-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-03-03. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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.

## Related threats

- [Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-43939-hitachi-vantara-pentaho-ba-server-authorization-bypass)
