Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2024-28981 is a high-severity insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics from Hitachi Vantara, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 9.3.0.8, 10.1.0.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics to 9.3.0.8 or 10.1.0.0, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Vantara | Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics | 1.0 up to, but not including, 9.3.0.8; 9.4.0.0 up to, but not including, 10.1.0.0 | 9.3.0.8, 10.1.0.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- LowLimited modification of data is possible.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. Scored by CNA (hitachivantara.com).
Official description
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 10.1.0.0 and 9.3.0.8, including 8.3.x, discloses database passwords when searching metadata injectable fields.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use an appropriate security mechanism to protect the credentials.
- Make appropriate use of cryptography to protect the credentials.
- Use industry standards to protect the credentials (e.g. LDAP, keystore, etc.).
More Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerabilities (CWE-522)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics
- 7.7 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
Recent Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerabilities
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