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HIGH

CVE-2018-10054

CWE-20Published: April 11, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

H2 1.4.197, as used in Datomic before 0.9.5697 and other products, allows remote code execution because CREATE ALIAS can execute arbitrary Java code. NOTE: the vendor's position is "h2 is not designed to be run outside of a secure environment."

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-10054 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.Low

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

cognitect1 product(s)

datomic

h2database1 product(s)

h2

Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.html

ADVISORYhttps://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379

ADVISORYhttps://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.html

ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44422/

ADVISORYhttp://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.html

ADVISORYhttps://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379

ADVISORYhttps://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.html

ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44422/

All References (20)

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http://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.htmlVendor Advisory

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https://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379Vendor Advisory

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1225

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1808#issuecomment-599203115

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3099

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8aaf4ee16bbaf6204731d4770d96ebb34b258cd79b491f9cdd7f2540%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E

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https://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.htmlThird Party Advisory

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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0003/

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44422/Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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http://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.htmlVendor Advisory

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https://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379Vendor Advisory

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1225

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1808#issuecomment-599203115

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3099

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-10054

CVSS Score8.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-20

CISA KEVNo

Affected2 vendor(s)

PublishedApr 11, 2018

Related CVEs (CWE-20)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2018-10054 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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