CVE-2021-31602

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.11% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory hitachi.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164784/Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Pentaho-Business-Server-9.1-Authentication-Bypass.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31602?
CVE-2021-31602 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-31602?
To fix CVE-2021-31602, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-31602 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-31602 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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