CVE-2021-40331 - CVE House

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Status published Unknown CVE-2021-40331

Permissions problem in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin

0 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/s68yls6cnkdmzn1k4hqt50vs6wjvt2rn

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Ranger Hive Plugin

Vulnerable Versions:

2.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 5th, 2023

Last Modified: October 11th, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification

Defense Evasion

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1005 Data from Local System

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1562 Impair Defenses

Defense Evasion