Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled. 

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x allow certain web services to set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream. 

Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.2.0.2 and 8.3.0.25 using the Pentaho Analyzer plugin exposes a service endpoint for templates which allows a user-supplied path to access resources that are out of bounds.  The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.  By using special elements such as ".." and "/" separators, attackers can escape outside of the restricted location to access files or directories that are elsewhere on the system.

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.3.0.0, 9.2.0.2 and 8.3.0.25 with the Data Lineage feature enabled transmits database passwords in clear text.   The transmission of sensitive data in clear text allows unauthorized actors with access to the network to sniff and obtain sensitive information that can be later used to gain unauthorized access.

A vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.2.0.2 and 8.3.0.25 does not cascade the hidden property to the children of the Home folder.  This directory listing provides an attacker with the complete index of all the resources located inside the directory.

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).

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics through 9.1 allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary SQL queries on any Pentaho data source and thus retrieve data from the related databases, as demonstrated by an api/repos/dashboards/editor URI.

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.

An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. They implement a series of web services using the SOAP protocol to allow scripting interaction with the backend server. An authenticated user (regardless of privileges) can list all databases connection details and credentials.

An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. They implement a series of web services using the SOAP protocol to allow scripting interaction with the backend server. An authenticated user (regardless of privileges) can list all valid usernames.

An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. A reports (.prpt) file allows the inclusion of BeanShell scripts to ease the production of complex reports. An authenticated user can run arbitrary code.

The Dashboard Editor in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'type' attribute of 'dashboardXml' parameter. Remediated in >= 7.1.0.25, >= 8.2.0.6, and >= 8.3.0.0 GA.

The New Analysis Report in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains a DOM-based Cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'Analysis Report Description' field in 'About this Report' section. Remediated in >= 8.3.0.9, >= 9.0.0.1, and >= 9.1.0.0 GA.

The Analysis Report in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains a stored Cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'Display Name' parameter. Remediated in >= 9.1.0.1

The Dashboard Editor in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains an XML Entity Expansion injection vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'dashboardXml' parameter. Remediated in >= 7.1.0.25, >= 8.2.0.6, >= 8.3.0.0 GA

The dashboard Editor in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'pho:title' attribute of 'dashboardXml' parameter. Remediated in >= 7.1.0.25, >= 8.2.0.6, and >= 8.3.0.0 GA.

In Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Platform through 8.0, a CSRF issue exists in the Business Analytics application.

The GetResource servlet in Pentaho Business Analytics (BA) Suite 4.5.x, 4.8.x, and 5.0.x through 5.2.x and Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) Suite 4.3.x, 4.4.x, and 5.0.x through 5.2.x does not restrict access to files in the pentaho-solutions/system folder, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords and other sensitive information via a file name in the resource parameter.

Pentaho BI Server 1.7.0.1062 and earlier includes the session ID (JSESSIONID) in the URL, which allows attackers to obtain it from session history, referer headers, or sniffing of web traffic.

Pentaho BI Server 1.7.0.1062 and earlier does not set the autocomplete tag to off on web pages using a password field, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain the password.