CVE-2021-31602 (GCVE-0-2021-31602)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-08 03:30 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:03
VLAI Shadowserver KEVIntel
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: cc3f7f8d-615c-4463-ac98-4c6bfb10d05c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-31602

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-02 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 75.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-14
Asserted: 2023-10-14
Last Seen: 2026-07-02
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Hitachi Ventara / Pentaho Business Analytics | Class: other-software | Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-02: 197
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor Hitachi Ventara
30D Avg 11
90D Avg 4
Product Pentaho Business Analytics
Cisa Kev no
Connections 197
Observation Date 2026-07-02
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 7.5
Vulnerability Severity High
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:22 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-04 01:00 UTC
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 11d7f448-90c5-4fcd-bef1-dbc24bb03ada

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-31602

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-07-01 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-07-01
Asserted: 2025-07-01
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. The Security Model has... | Affected: Hitachi Vantara / Pentaho | CVSS: 5.3 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An issue was discovered in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 9.1 and Pentaho Business Intelligence Server through 7.x. The Security Model has...
Vendor Hitachi Vantara
Product Pentaho
Added Date 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 5.3
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC
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