CVE-2015-6940
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-6940 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-09-22 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The GetResource servlet in Pentaho Business Analytics (BA) Suite 4.5.x, 4.8.x, and 5.0.x through 5.2.x and Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) Suite 4.3.x, 4.4.x, and 5.0.x through 5.2.x does not restrict access to files in the pentaho-solutions/system folder, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords and other sensitive information via a file name in the resource parameter. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Pentaho | Business Analytics | 4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Business Analytics | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Business Analytics | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Business Analytics | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Business Analytics | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Data Integration | 4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Data Integration | 4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Data Integration | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Data Integration | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pentaho | Data Integration | 5.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| The page you were looking for doesn't exist – Lumada Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.pentaho.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Pentaho 5.2.x BA Suite / PDI Information Disclosure ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.