# CVE-2023-5617: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Server-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

> Attackers can obtain sensitive Tomcat version information from server error messages in Pentaho Data Integration, aiding further reconnaissance.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69jc-r7p8-4cpg

## What is CVE-2023-5617?

CVE-2023-5617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 10.1.0.0 and 9.3.0.6, including 9.5.x and 8.3.x, display the version of Tomcat when a server error is encountered.

Weakness: CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information), CWE-550 (Server-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5617?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics

- [CVE-2025-11159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11159/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-11158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11158/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Missing Authorization (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-2253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2253/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-2254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2254/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2026-2255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2255/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Insufficiently Protected Credentials (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5617 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5617/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5617
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5617
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5617

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5617/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.