CVE-2021-45446 Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can view the complete index of resources in the Home folder due to improper inheritance of hidden properties, exposing sensitive directory listings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-45446?

CVE-2021-45446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, published on 2 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.2.0.2 and 8.3.0.25 does not cascade the hidden property to the children of the Home folder.  This directory listing provides an attacker with the complete index of all the resources located inside the directory.

Weakness: CWE-281, CWE-548

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Vantara Pentaho.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-45446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgwp-h4gx-xm93.

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