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CVE-2021-40331 Permissions problem in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin

HighCVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.92%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
org.apache.ranger/ranger-hive-plugin(Maven) >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0 2.4.0
org.apache.ranger/ranger-hive-plugin(Maven) = 2.0.0 No fix listed
org.apache.ranger/ranger-hive-plugin(Maven) = 2.1.0 No fix listed
org.apache.ranger/ranger-hive-plugin(Maven) = 2.2.0 No fix listed
org.apache.ranger/ranger-hive-plugin(Maven) = 2.3.0 No fix listed
apache ranger >= 2.0.0, <= 2.3.0 No fix listed
Apache Ranger Hive Plugin >= 2.0.0, <= 2.3.0 No fix listed

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