# CVE-2021-34685: UploadService in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics through 9.1 does not properly verify uploaded user files, which allows an authen

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:N/I:L/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

UploadService in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics through 9.1 does not properly verify uploaded user files, which allows an authenticated user to upload various files of different file types. Specifically, a .jsp file is not allowed, but a .jsp. file is allowed (and leads to remote code execution).

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## References

- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164775/Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Pentaho-Business-Server-9.1-Filename-Bypass.html

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