CVE-2021-31602
mediumpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.517 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- 0cool-design/PWNtahoPentaho Authentication Bypass CVE-2021-31602PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- hitachi vantara pentaho business intelligence server≤ 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hitachi:vantara_pentaho_business_intelligence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31602cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164784/Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Pentaho-Business-Server-9.1-Authentication-Bypass.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.htmlcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164784/Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Pentaho-Business-Server-9.1-Authentication-Bypass.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164784/Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Pentaho-Business-Server-9.1-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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