8.4

CVE-2022-45868: h2database h2

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2022-45868CGA-j3vg-v76q-f546CGA-pq2q-hv46-4jch
Published 23-11-2022Last modified 19-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-45868 is a high (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in h2database h2. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CGA-9FWP-8875-56P6CGA-J6PG-7695-95J7CGA-QJW2-CJ8Q-G728

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.31% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sites.google.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard4 products
  • eco-java-gradle-8.2All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-8.2.1All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-8.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gradle-8All versions (No fix recorded)
Com.h2database1 product
  • h2≥ 1.4.198, < 2.2.220
Debian1 product
  • h2databaseAll versions (No fix recorded)
H2database1 product
  • h2≤ 2.1.214
Wolfi1 product
  • gradle-8All versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 8 products

References

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