CVE-2018-14335

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated

6.5

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.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 92.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 24, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727
cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/owodelta/9714faf9a86435cef5a99d4930eaee20
cve@mitrehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0003/
cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45105/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gist.github.com/owodelta/9714faf9a86435cef5a99d4930eaee20
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0003/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45105/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	h2	2020-03-05	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Red HatRHSA-2020:0727MODERATE2018-07-23
RHSA-2020:0727 — Moderate

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-45105
First seen Jul 30, 2018
H2 Database 1.4.197 - Information Disclosure
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-14335?

CVE-2018-14335 is a medium vulnerability published on July 24, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2018-14335 disclosed?

CVE-2018-14335 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-14335 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14335 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14335?

CVE-2018-14335 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-14335?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-14335, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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