CVE-2021-40331
Apache Ranger Hive Plugin missing permissions check
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin. Any user with SELECT privilege on a database can alter the ownership of the table in Hive when Apache Ranger Hive Plugin is enabled This issue affects Apache Ranger Hive Plugin: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.0 or later.
How to fix CVE-2021-40331
To remediate CVE-2021-40331, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.4.0 or later
Is CVE-2021-40331 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |