The web-based admin console in H2 Database Engine through 2.1.214 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."
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CVE-2022-45868 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - h2-1.3.176.jar
H2 Database Engine
Library home page: http://www.h2database.com
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/h2database/h2/1.3.176/h2-1.3.176.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - ready-api-soapui-pro-1.7.0.jar (Root Library) - ready-api-db-1.7.0.jar - :x: **h2-1.3.176.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: dc701947b2244c9b5dff8c9a75808fab2d107d60
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
The web-based admin console in H2 Database Engine through 2.1.214 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."
Publish Date: 2022-11-23
URL: CVE-2022-45868
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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