Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting h2database package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-H2DATABASE-3147970
  • published25 Nov 2022
  • disclosed23 Nov 2022

Introduced: 23 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-45868  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 h2database.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream h2database package and not the h2database package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1