CVE-2018-10054

H2 1.4.197, as used in Datomic before 0.9.5697 and other products, allows remote code execution because CREATE ALIAS can execute arbitrary Java code. NOTE: the vendor's position is "h2 is not designed to be run outside of a secure environment."

Published: 2018-04-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-10054 is rated High Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.58%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +18.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-10054

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 53.33% 71.58% +18.25%
2 2026-03-04 68.35% 53.33% -15.03%
3 2026-03-01 — 68.35% —

Full EPSS history (61 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-10054

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-10054

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-10054

GHSA-9pf8-qqhm-7w64 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in Datomic

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-10054

vendor priority summary link
suse medium CVE-2018-10054 severity moderate: SUSE including 1 source package names (h2), 2 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Manager Server 3.0, SUSE Manager Server 3.1): Known Not Affected 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10054/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-10054

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cognitect datomic < 0.9.5697 cpe:2.3:a:cognitect:datomic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
h2database h2 1.4.197 cpe:2.3:a:h2database:h2:1.4.197:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-10054

URL Tags
http://blog.datomic.com/2018/03/important-security-update.html Vendor Advisory
https://forum.datomic.com/t/important-security-update-0-9-5697/379 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1225
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/1808#issuecomment-599203115
https://github.com/h2database/h2database/issues/3099
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/582d4165de6507b0be82d5a6f9a1ce392ec43a00c9fed32bacf7fe1e%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8aaf4ee16bbaf6204731d4770d96ebb34b258cd79b491f9cdd7f2540%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://mthbernardes.github.io/rce/2018/03/14/abusing-h2-database-alias.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0003/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44422/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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