# CVE-2020-1963: Apache Ignite uses H2 database to build SQL distributed execution engine.

- Also known as: GHSA-5WM5-8Q42-RHXG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.1
- Published: 2020-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache Ignite: All versions of Apache Ignite up to 2.8
- org.apache.ignite:ignite-core (Maven): fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

Apache Ignite uses H2 database to build SQL distributed execution engine. H2 provides SQL functions which could be used by attacker to access to a filesystem.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Apache Ignite, org.apache.ignite:ignite-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/03/2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf37011b92a31a67c299ff45655e2638f194fc814e5c6e2fde352884%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf37011b92a31a67c299ff45655e2638f194fc814e5c6e2fde352884%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf032a13a4711f88c0a2c0734eecbee1026cc1b6cde27d16a653f8755%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd43ae18588fd7bdb375be63bc95a651aab319ced6306759e1237ce67%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r119024ef71c8d39f952df0950a275d09714715179aff544aea0129a3%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1933faf8a26c431f38a5f8dbbfab80254454e54e33a79be474b67dc4%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E

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