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HIGH

CVE-2022-45868

CWE-312Published: November 23, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official 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.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-45868 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

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 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.Low

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

h2database1 product(s)

h2

Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347

ADVISORYhttps://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347

ADVISORYhttps://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243

All References (12)

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https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347Third Party Advisory

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220

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https://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243Exploit · Third Party Advisory

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https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vf5f-wrvj

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/blob/96832bf5a97cdc0adc1f2066ed61c54990d66ab5/h2/src/main/org/h2/server/web/WebServer.java#L346-L347Third Party Advisory

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3686

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3833

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https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.2.220

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https://sites.google.com/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/sonatype-2022-6243Exploit · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2022-45868

CVSS Score7.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-312

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedNov 23, 2022

Related CVEs (CWE-312)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2022-45868 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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