CVE-2022-41853 (High) detected in hsqldb-2.5.2.jar

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CVE-2022-41853 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - hsqldb-2.5.2.jar

HSQLDB - Lightweight 100% Java SQL Database Engine

Library home page: http://hsqldb.org

Path to dependency file: /spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar,/le/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.hsqldb/hsqldb/2.5.2/d8ec10f8ed2d9ac8c400208f4f78a546b116afe/hsqldb-2.5.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ hsqldb-2.5.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 12b99a3ee31b333f29415387505dfb45f75ced5f

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Those using java.sql.Statement or java.sql.PreparedStatement in hsqldb (HyperSQL DataBase) to process untrusted input may be vulnerable to a remote code execution attack. By default it is allowed to call any static method of any Java class in the classpath resulting in code execution. The issue can be prevented by updating to 2.7.1 or by setting the system property "hsqldb.method_class_names" to classes which are allowed to be called. For example, System.setProperty("hsqldb.method_class_names", "abc") or Java argument -Dhsqldb.method_class_names="abc" can be used. From version 2.7.1 all classes by default are not accessible except those in java.lang.Math and need to be manually enabled.

Publish Date: 2022-10-06

URL: CVE-2022-41853

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

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: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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