GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc | < 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
| Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc | >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
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