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TI-2018-01217 Aliases CVE-2018-1314GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj

Missing authorization in Apache Hive

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, Hive "EXPLAIN" operation does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in a query. An unauthorized user can do "EXPLAIN" on arbitrary table or view and expose table metadata and statistics.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01988 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven): 2.3.4, 3.1.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache HiveAll versions of Hive including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven)before 2.3.42.3.4Patch availableGHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj
—org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven)3.0.0 to before 3.1.13.1.1Patch availableGHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj
  • Apache Hive VendorApache Affected All versions of Hive including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.4 Fixed in 2.3.4 Patch available GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj
  • org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.1 Patch available GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.3; 3.0.0 – 3.1.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.3; 3.0.0 – 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1314
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2018-15196 Jodd before 5.0.4 performs Deserialization of Untrusted JSON Data when setClassMetadataName is set. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-40376 Apache Hive: SSRF vulnerability in Hive Avro Serde due to Insufficient input validation on avro.schema.url CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-01187 SQL injection in Apache Hive CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-36749 Apache Hive: SQL Injection vulnerability in HiveMetaStore partition-name direct-SQL paths CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06259 The authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2020-10925 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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