CVE-2021-23463 (Critical) detected in h2-1.4.199.jar

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CVE-2021-23463 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - h2-1.4.199.jar

H2 Database Engine

Library home page: http://www.h2database.com

Path to dependency file: /JPAGenrator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/META-INF/maven/com.ncstc/JPAGenrator/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /JPAGenrator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/lib/h2-1.4.199.jar,/epository/com/h2database/h2/1.4.199/h2-1.4.199.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ h2-1.4.199.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package com.h2database:h2 from 1.4.198 and before 2.0.202 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via the org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLXML class object, when it receives parsed string data from org.h2.jdbc.JdbcResultSet.getSQLXML() method. If it executes the getSource() method when the parameter is DOMSource.class it will trigger the vulnerability.

Publish Date: 2021-12-10

URL: CVE-2021-23463

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-12-10

Fix Resolution: 2.0.202

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