What is CVE-2018-1314?

CVE-2018-1314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Hive, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-1314?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Hive

CVE-2018-1314

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 st…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.020 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Hive
Apache Software Foundation Hive — versions All versions of Hive including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1314?: CVE-2018-1314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Hive, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-1314?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.