h2: Information Exposure due to insecure handling of permissions in the backup
Published Jul 24, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 13.22%
Description
An issue was discovered in H2 1.4.197. Insecure handling of permissions in the backup function allows attackers to read sensitive files (outside of their permissions) via a symlink to a fake database file.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.197
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- Version 1.4.197StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2database | H2 | n/a |
|
Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3
h2
Fixed · RHSA-2020:0727
Red Hat Fuse 7
h2
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
h2
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
h2
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
h2
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
h2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3 | h2 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0727 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | h2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | h2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | h2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | h2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | h2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jul 29, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.22% (0.13224) | 96.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.39% (0.13389) | 95.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 8.86% (0.08857) | 92.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 6.12% (0.06121) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.05% (0.09052) | 91.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.90% (0.24900) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.05% (0.09052) | 92.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01688) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01253) | 85.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01210) | 84.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01410) | 84.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01701) | 86.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 2.06% (0.02064) | 87.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 2.93% (0.02931) | 89.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02341) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 3.12% (0.03117) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 89.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 2.93% (0.02934) | 89.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.80% (0.02801) | 89.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.31% (0.07308) | 92.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.31% (0.07308) | 91.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.31% (0.07308) | 80.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14335 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1610877 Issue Tracking
- https://gist.github.com/owodelta/9714faf9a86435cef5a99d4930eaee20 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14335
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0003/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14335
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45105/ exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727 | vendor-advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14335 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1610877 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gist.github.com/owodelta/9714faf9a86435cef5a99d4930eaee20 | ExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E | mailing-list | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14335 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0003/ | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14335 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45105/ | exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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