CVE-2018-10054

Public Exploit

Description

H2 1.4.197, as used in Datomic before 0.9.5697 and other products, allows remote code execution because CREATE ALIAS can execute arbitrary Java code. NOTE: the vendor's position is "h2 is not designed to be run outside of a secure environment."

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.17% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory datomic.com Vendor Advisory datomic.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44422/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.html vendor advisory
https://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.html third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8aaf4ee16bbaf6204731d4770d96ebb34b258cd79b491f9cdd7f2540%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1225
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3099
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1808#issuecomment-599203115
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0003/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10054?
CVE-2018-10054 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10054?
To fix CVE-2018-10054, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10054 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10054 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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