high7.8
CVE-2022-45868
Password exposure in H2 Database
Impact
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."
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.h2database:h2 | >= 1.4.198, < 2.2.220 | 2.2.220 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| H2database | H2 | through 2.1.214 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220
- https://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45868
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/commit/581ed18ff9d6b3761d851620ed88a3994a351a0d