CVE-2022-45868
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-11-23 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-11-19 20:58Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-11-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 79ae2788d8197b222a514e591ac0a680d4fa764b404a872d91cdaf27dc526c81
05 Affected products
06 References
- sites.google.comhttps://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243
- github.comhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347
- github.comhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686
- github.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj
- github.comhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833
- github.comhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- h2database No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- h2database No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- h2database No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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