CVE-2018-14335

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in H2 1.4.197. Insecure handling of permissions in the backup function allows attackers to read sensitive files (outside of their permissions) via a symlink to a fake database file.

Categories

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.90% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45105/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://gist.github.com/owodelta/9714faf9a86435cef5a99d4930eaee20 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0003/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14335?
CVE-2018-14335 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14335?
To fix CVE-2018-14335, 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-2018-14335 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14335 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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