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CVE-2021-23463: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

December 16, 2021 (updated January 4, 2022)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rpj-hg47-cx62
  • github.com/h2database/h2database/commit/d83285fd2e48fb075780ee95badee6f5a15ea7f8%23diff-008c2e4462609982199cd83e7cf6f1d6b41296b516783f6752c44b9f15dc7bc3
  • github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3195
  • github.com/h2database/h2database/pull/3199
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23463

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.0.202

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.202

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.202 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Source file

maven/com.h2database/h2/CVE-2021-23463.yml

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