What is CVE-2022-43939?

CVE-2022-43939 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, classified under CWE-647. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-43939?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43939 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-43939 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server

CVE-2022-43939

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x contain security restrictions using non-canonical URLs which can be circumvented.

Published 2023-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.923 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.923 · newest: 0.923 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server — versions 9.4.0.0
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server — versions 1.0, 9.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-647

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-03-24.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455394120333--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Serve… (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Byp… (Exploit)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43939?: CVE-2022-43939 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, classified under CWE-647. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-43939?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43939 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-43939 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.