Code Injection in Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - CVE-2022-43769
Published: March 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105286
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43769
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated user can inject Spring templates into properties files and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43769
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - addressed in versions 9.3.0.2, 9.4.0.1
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html
- 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-