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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 -webAdminP

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.00216
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
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Affected Products & Versions

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h2database h2<= 2.1.214
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.h2database:h2 HIGH fixed in 2.2.220
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsites.google.com · sonatype-2022-6243sites.google.com
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Scoring & Timeline

8.4
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Nov 2022 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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oracle-cpuoracle-cpu-Oracle-Communications-Service-Catalog-and-Design-2283--CVE-2022-45868
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2025-icsa-25-261-04
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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-L347Third Party Advisory
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
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