CVE-2022-45868

Public Exploit

Description

The web-based admin console in H2 Database Engine before 2.2.220 can be started via the CLI with the argument -webAdminPassword, which allows the user to specify the password in cleartext for the web admin console. Consequently, a local user (or an attacker that has obtained local access through some means) would be able to discover the password by listing processes and their arguments. NOTE: the vendor states "This is not a vulnerability of H2 Console ... Passwords should never be passed on the command line and every qualified DBA or system administrator is expected to know that." Nonetheless, the issue was fixed in 2.2.220.

Category

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347 third party advisory
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45868?
CVE-2022-45868 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-45868?
To fix CVE-2022-45868, 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-2022-45868 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-45868 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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