XML Entity Expansion in Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - CVE-2020-24665
Published: January 29, 2021 / Updated: February 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50240
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24665
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial o service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restrictions on XML entities in the Dashboard Editor. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24665
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - addressed in versions 7.1.0.25, 8.2.0.6, 8.3.0.0 GA