#VU50240 XML Entity Expansion in Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - CVE-2020-24665

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#VU50240 XML Entity Expansion in Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - CVE-2020-24665

Published: January 29, 2021 / Updated: February 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50240
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24665
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server
Software vendor:
Hitachi

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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