CVE-2018-14335 (GCVE-0-2018-14335)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-24 13:00 – Updated: 2024-10-29 13:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in H2 1.4.197. Insecure handling of permissions in the backup function allows attackers to read sensitive files (outside of their permissions) via a symlink to a fake database file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-29 16:04 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
5 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2database | h2 |
Affected:
1.4.197
cpe:2.3:a:h2database:h2:1.4.197:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2018-07-16 00:00
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