CVE-2022-43771 Path traversal in Pentaho Business Analytics Server

Medium 6.5 Published 3 Apr 2023 Updated 11 Feb 2025

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the CSV import endpoint to access unauthorized files on the server.

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-2022-43771?

CVE-2022-43771 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, published on 3 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.0 and 9.3.0.1, including 8.3.x, using the Pentaho Data Access plugin exposes a service endpoint for CSV import which allows a user supplied path to access resources that are out of bounds.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43771?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43771?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43771 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-43771 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43771 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84x2-qv2c-9cvx.