CVE-2021-42392 (GCVE-0-2021-42392)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-07 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:30
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Summary
The org.h2.util.JdbcUtils.getConnection method of the H2 database takes as parameters the class name of the driver and URL of the database. An attacker may pass a JNDI driver name and a URL leading to a LDAP or RMI servers, causing remote code execution. This can be exploited through various attack vectors, most notably through the H2 Console which leads to unauthenticated remote code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
JFROG CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 66 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
h2database h2 Affected: 1.1.000 , < * (custom)
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