CVE-2015-1889

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Big SQL component in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended HDFS data-access restrictions via (1) a crafted CREATE HADOOP TABLE statement referencing the data of an arbitrary user or (2) an import of a certain Hive table definition with the HCAT_SYNC_OBJECTS procedure.

Affected products

IBM BigInsights: 3.0.0.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700654
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032150
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700654
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032150

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