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.
CVE-2022-45868 - High Severity Vulnerability
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /h2database/h2/1.4.187/h2-1.4.187.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **h2-1.4.187.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: c42e663814e4b88294ff90339ad577ca1afcf531
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2022-11-23
URL: CVE-2022-45868
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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Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj
Release Date: 2022-11-23
Fix Resolution: 2.2.220
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