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CVE-2022-23221

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Description

H2 Console before 2.1.210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a jdbc:h2:mem JDBC URL containing the IGNORE_UNKNOWN_SETTINGS=TRUE;FORBID_CREATION=FALSE;INIT=RUNSCRIPT substring, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-42392.

References

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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5076

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00017.html

https://github.com/h2database/h2database/security/advisories

https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.1.210

https://github.com/CyberCTF/vulhub-h2database-cve-2022-23221

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-45hx-wfhj-473x

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

https://twitter.com/d0nkey_man/status/1483824727936450564

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0011/

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-0440

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/39

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165676/H2-Database-Console-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-01-19

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.64766

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