Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Special Element Injection Vulnerability
Hitachi Vantara — Pentaho Business Analytics Server
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x allow certain web services to set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream.
8.8
97.7%
Vector breakdown
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- Apr 3, 2023
- Modified
- Oct 21, 2025
- Added to KEV
- Mar 3, 2025
- Federal patch due
- Mar 24, 2025
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weakness classification
Proof-of-concept & exploitation references
Weaponization
Public repositories whose name or description references CVE-2022-43769, found via a live GitHub search at request time. These are community-sourced signals, not a verified working exploit - cross-check each one before relying on it, and treat higher star counts and recent activity as (weak) corroboration, not proof.
No public GitHub repositories referencing CVE-2022-43769 were found at last check. Absence here is not proof no exploit exists - see the references below for vendor advisories and write-ups.
References
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2022-43769?
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x allow certain web services to set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream.
How severe is CVE-2022-43769?
CVE-2022-43769 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 out of 10 (CVSS 3.1).
Is CVE-2022-43769 actively exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2022-43769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added Mar 3, 2025, meaning CISA has confirmed evidence of active exploitation.
What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-43769?
97.7% - meaning FIRST.org's EPSS model estimates a 97.7% probability this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within 30 days (100% percentile among all scored CVEs).
Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2022-43769?
Yes - a public Nuclei template referencing CVE-2022-43769 exist in public repositories we checked.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-43769?
CVE-2022-43769 is classified under CWE-74 (CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')).
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