CVE-2021-34538

High

Description

Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Hive
PublishedJul 16, 2022
First seenJul 16, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • apache hive3.1.3 or later
  • org.apache.hive:hive3.1.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache hivev < 3.1.33.1.3
org.apache.hive:hiveMavenv < 3.1.33.1.3

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