THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-41853
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2022-41853

Hypersql Database vulnerability

CVSS
8.0
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Hsqldb
Affected product
Hypersql Database
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-10-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-41853

  • Confirm whether Hsqldb Hypersql Database is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-41853.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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