CVE-2022-45868 describes a cleartext password vulnerability in the H2 Database Engine's web-based admin console, affecting versions prior to 2.2.220. A local attacker can discover the web admin console password by listing process arguments when the console is started via the CLI with the -webAdminPassword argument. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.214CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:h2database:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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