Overview 

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly
restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended
sphere of control. (CWE-99)

Products Affected 

Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 9.5.0.1 and 9.3.0.5

Description 

Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 9.5.0.1 and 9.3.0.5 do not restrict JNDI identifiers during the creation of XActions, allowing control of system level data sources

Impact 

An attacker could gain access to or modify sensitive data or system resources. This could allow access
to protected files or directories including configuration files and files containing sensitive
information, which can lead to remote code execution by unauthorized users.

Action  

We recommend you upgrade to Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics 10.0 or newer. For version 9.5 we recommend updating to Service Pack 9.5.0.1 or above and for version 9.3 we recommend updating to Service Packs 9.3.0.5 or above where this vulnerability is addressed. 

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