Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-43769

Pentaho Business Analytics Server

Hitachi Vantara / Pentaho Business Analytics Server · affected before 9.3.0.2

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Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
97.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-43769 is a vulnerability affecting 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...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

Hitachi Vantara / Pentaho Business Analytics Server affected before 9.3.0.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

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.

Hitachi Vantara Affected
Pentaho Business Analytics Server
Before 9.3.0.2 Before 9.4.0.1
Published
03 Apr 2023
Exploitation Reported
03 Mar 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

java nessus_scanner nuclei_scanner metasploit cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 03 Mar 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2025-03-03 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/pentaho_business_server_authbypass_and_ssti.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-43769.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

97.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') CWE-74

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Remote Code Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. 17:47 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 12:55 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-43769",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.9767,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}