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CVE-2021-42392

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.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 29.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 29.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
13.0
4 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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4 source links · newest first
  • Researchers have warned of a new, critical Java flaw impacting the console of the popular H2 Java SQL database with the same root cause as the Log4Shell vulnerability in Apache Log4j. According to JFrog, the issue carries a critical risk of unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) for certain organizations who should update their H2 databases […]

    newswww.csoonline.comJan 11, 2022, 6:00 AM
  • 10th January– Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 10th January, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Top Attacks and Breaches A series of attacks targeting Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been attributed to North Korean APT group Konni. Threat actors gained access by leveraging a socially engineered phishing campaign with New […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comJan 10, 2022, 3:16 PM
  • Researchers disclosed a critical RCE flaw in the H2 open-source Java SQL database which is similar to the Log4J vulnerability. Jfrog researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in the H2 open-source Java SQL database related to the Log4Shell Log4J vulnerability. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-42392, could allow attackers to execute remote code on vulnerable systems, the […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 8, 2022, 7:53 PM
  • A critical, unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability has been impacting the H2 database console since 2008. An open-source Java SQL database, H2 is an in-memory solution that eliminates the need to store data on disk, and is one of the most popular Maven packages, having roughly 7,000 artifact dependencies,

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 7, 2022, 3:35 PM

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