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."
CVE-2022-45868 - High Severity Vulnerability
H2 Database Engine
Library home page: https://h2database.com
Path to dependency file: /build.gradle
Path to vulnerable library: /s-2/files-2.1/com.h2database/h2/1.4.200/f7533fe7cb8e99c87a43d325a77b4b678ad9031a/h2-1.4.200.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **h2-1.4.200.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: a19b561db4b9e70ada712e7e00531afaa4faedc5
Found in base branch: master
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
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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