CVE-2021-40331: Permissions problem in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.0

References

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

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