CVE-2021-40331
moderate-risk
Published 2023-05-05
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.1/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
34
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
28/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal