Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-6940

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

support.pentaho.com/entries/78884125-Security-Vulnerability-Announcement-Feb-2015nvdPatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/133601/Pentaho-5.2.x-BA-Suite-PDI-Information-Disclosure.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536477/100/0/threadednvd

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