Auth bypass in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho
CVE-2021-31602
An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. The Security Model has different layers of Access Control. One of these layers is the applicationContext security, which is defined in the applicationContext-spring-security.xml file. The default configuration allows an unauthenticated user with no previous knowledge of the platform settings to extract pieces of information without possessing valid credentials.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.517 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31602?
- CVE-2021-31602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31602?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31602 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.