High severity · published May 5, 2023
CVE-2021-40331
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin
8.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
2.0.0 through 2.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40331
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40331
Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/s68yls6cnkdmzn1k4hqt50vs6wjvt2rn
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