Password exposure in H2 Database
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."
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-45868US | high7.8OT elevated | — | ||
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 cl… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvjADVISORY
- https://github.com/h2database/h2databasePACKAGE
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347WEB
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/commit/581ed18ff9d6b3761d851620ed88a3994a351a0dWEB
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686WEB
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833WEB
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45868ADVISORY
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