CVE-2022-42467
h2 webconsole (available only in prototype mode) should nevertheless be disabled by default.
In short
The H2 web console in Apache Isis prototype mode was accessible by default, allowing direct database queries without explicit authorization. This has been fixed by requiring explicit configuration and generating random passwords by default to prevent unauthorized database access.
Technical detail
In prototype mode, the H2 web console module was automatically enabled without explicit developer consent, presenting a CWE-1188 (insecure default) vulnerability. Access now requires explicit configuration via 'isis.prototyping.h2-console.web-allow-remote-access' and uses randomly generated administrative credentials (printed to logs) by default, mitigating unauthorized database query attacks in development environments.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
When running in prototype mode, the h2 webconsole module (accessible from the Prototype menu) is automatically made available with the ability to directly query the database. It was felt that it is safer to require the developer to explicitly enable this capability. As of 2.0.0-M8, this can now be done using the 'isis.prototyping.h2-console.web-allow-remote-access' configuration property; the web console will be unavailable without setting this configuration. As an additional safeguard, the new 'isis.prototyping.h2-console.generate-random-web-admin-password' configuration parameter (enabled by default) requires that the administrator use a randomly generated password to use the console. The password is printed to the log, as "webAdminPass: xxx" (where "xxx") is the password. To revert to the original behaviour, the administrator would therefore need to set these configuration parameter: isis.prototyping.h2-console.web-allow-remote-access=true isis.prototyping.h2-console.generate-random-web-admin-password=false Note also that the h2 webconsole is never available in production mode, so these safeguards are only to ensure that the webconsole is secured by default also in prototype mode.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N