CVE-2015-7521

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7521
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-29 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, on clusters protected by Ranger and SqlStdHiveAuthorization, allows attackers to bypass intended parent table access restrictions via unspecified partition-level operations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Hive 1.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Hive 1.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Hive 1.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Hive 1.2.0 All All All
Application Apache Hive 1.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Hive Authorization Bypass ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
CVE-2015-7521: Apache Hive authorization bug disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE-2015-7521: Apache Hive authorization bug disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981216 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.hive:hive-service (GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc)

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