CVE-2020-24665: Medium severity hitachi vantara vulnerability

Published Jan 29, 2021
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Updated

The Dashboard Editor in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho through 7.x - 8.x contains an XML Entity Expansion injection vulnerability, which allows an authenticated remote users to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the 'dashboardXml' parameter. Remediated in >= 7.1.0.25, >= 8.2.0.6, >= 8.3.0.0 GA

Affected Software

2 affected components
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho>=7.0.0<7.1.0.25
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho>=8.0.0<8.2.0.6

Event History

Jan 29, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:41 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:41 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Hitachi Vantara Pentaho vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Hitachi Vantara Pentaho vulnerability is CVE-2020-24665.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24665?

The severity of CVE-2020-24665 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2020-24665?

The affected software for CVE-2020-24665 is Hitachi Vantara Pentaho versions 7.x - 8.x.

4

What is the vulnerability description of CVE-2020-24665?

CVE-2020-24665 is an XML Entity Expansion injection vulnerability in the Dashboard Editor of Hitachi Vantara Pentaho, allowing authenticated remote users to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition.

5

How can I mitigate the CVE-2020-24665 vulnerability?

To mitigate the CVE-2020-24665 vulnerability, update to a version of Hitachi Vantara Pentaho that is above 8.2.0.6 or 7.1.0.25 depending on your version.

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