Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Hive | All versions of Hive including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc | < 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 | GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj |
| Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc | >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 | GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj |