Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2022-43939)

CVE-2022-43939 is a vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server which allows attackers to bypass security restrictions through specifically crafted URLs using non-canonical forms.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 17th of March 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2022-43939 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2022-43939. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Exploitation attempts generally focus on requests to URLs containing both /pentaho/api/ldap/config/ldaptreenodechildren and /require.