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Medium

Improper Access Control in Apache Derby

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

In Apache Derby 10.3.1.4 to 10.14.1.0, a specially-crafted network packet can be used to request the Derby Network Server to boot a database whose location and contents are under the user's control. If the Derby Network Server is not running with a Java Security Manager policy file, the attack is successful. If the server is using a policy file, the policy file must permit the database location to be read for the attack to work. The default Derby Network Server policy file distributed with the affected releases includes a permissive policy as the default Network Server policy, which allows the attack to work.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.derby:derby >= 10.3.1.4, < 10.14.2.0 10.14.2.0

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.derby:derby
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-42xw-p62x-hwcf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.derby:derby

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
7
First → latest
05.2022 11.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 1
  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. Apache Derby: LDAP injection vulnerability in authenticator
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-46337 >= 10.1.1.0, <= 10.1.3.1, >= 10.2.1.6, <= 10.2.2.0, >= 10.3.1.4, <= 10.3.3.0, >= 10.4.1.3, <= 10.4.2.0, >= 10.5.1.1, <= 10.5.3.0, >= 10.6.1.0, <= 10.6.2.1, >= 10.8.1.2, <= 10.8.3.0, >= 10.10.1.1, <= 10.10.2.0, >= 10.14.2.0, < 10.14.2.1, >= 10.16.1.1, < 10.16.1.2, >= 10.15.1.3, < 10.15.2.1, = 10.7.1.1, = 10.9.1.0, = 10.11.1.1, = 10.12.1.1, = 10.13.1.1 10.14.2.1, 10.16.1.2, 10.15.2.1
  2. Improper Access Control in Apache Derby
    High · 7.5 CVE-2010-2232 >= 10.1.2.1, < 10.4.2.0 10.4.2.0
  3. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apace Derby
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2015-1832 < 10.12.1.1 10.12.1.1
  4. Improper Access Control in Apache Derby this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2018-1313 >= 10.3.1.4, < 10.14.2.0 10.14.2.0
  5. Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort in Apache Derby
    Medium CVE-2009-4269 < 10.6.1.0 10.6.1.0
  6. Apache Derby SQL Injection
    Medium CVE-2006-7217 < 10.2.1.6 10.2.1.6
  7. Apache Derby exposes user and password attributes
    Medium CVE-2005-4849 < 10.1.2.1 10.1.2.1

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