Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server 9.3.0.7/10.1.0.0 XML File xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server. The affected element is an unknown function of the component XML File Handler. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-24911. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component XML File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Overview   XML documents optionally contain a Document Type Definition (DTD), which, among other features, enables the definition of XML entities. It is possible to define an entity by providing a substitution string in the form of a URI. Once the content of the URI is read, it is fed back into the application that is processing the XML. This application may echo back the data (e.g. in an error message), thereby exposing the file contents. (CWE-611)   Description   Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 10.2.0.2, including 9.3.x and 8.3.x, do not correctly protect Data Access XMLParserFactoryProducer against out-of-band XML External Entity Reference.   Impact   By submitting an XML file that defines an external entity with a file:// URI, an attacker can cause the processing application to read the contents of a local file. Using URIs with other schemes such as http://, the attacker can force the application to make outgoing requests to servers that the attacker cannot reach directly, which can be used to bypass firewall restrictions or hide the source of attacks such as port scanning.

The advisory is available at support.pentaho.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24911 since 01/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 10.2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Hitachi Vantara

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• Pentaho Business Analytics Server

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• 9.3.0.7
• 10.1.0.0

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• commercial

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