CVE-2022-23221

Public Exploit

Description

H2 Console before 2.1.210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a jdbc:h2:mem JDBC URL containing the IGNORE_UNKNOWN_SETTINGS=TRUE;FORBID_CREATION=FALSE;INIT=RUNSCRIPT substring, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-42392.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.51% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/security/advisories third party advisory patch mitigation
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/39 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00017.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5076 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.1.210 release notes third party advisory patch
https://twitter.com/d0nkey_man/status/1483824727936450564 third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165676/H2-Database-Console-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html not applicable
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0011/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23221?
CVE-2022-23221 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23221?
To fix CVE-2022-23221, 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-2022-23221 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-23221 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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