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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.

    Published:Jan 4, 2022
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jan 7, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.91679
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    H2database
    Product
    H2
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Cloud Native Core Policy
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Camel Quarkus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Red Hat Single Sign On

    Exploits

    https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/https://github.com/Be-Innova/CVE-2021-42392-exploit-labhttps://github.com/cybersecurityworks553/CVE-2021-42392-Detect

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-586 Object Injection

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    References

    https://github.com/h2database/h2database/security/advisories/GHSA-h376-j262-vhq6
    https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00017.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220119-0001/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5076
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.secpod.com/blog/log4shell-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-h2database-console/
    https://github.com/h2database/h2database/security/advisories/GHSA-h376-j262-vhq6
    https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00017.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220119-0001/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5076
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.secpod.com/blog/log4shell-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-h2database-console/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High