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CVE-2015-7521
The authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, on clusters protected by Ranger and…
- 8.3HighCVSS base score
- 6.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, on clusters protected by Ranger and SqlStdHiveAuthorization, allows attackers to bypass intended parent table access restrictions via unspecified partition-level operations.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.1% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.hive:hiveGHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.hive:hive-execGHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.hive:hive-serviceGHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc (opens in a new tab)
References
References4
- [oss-security] 20160128 CVE-2015-7521: Apache Hive authorization bug disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20160218 CVE-2015-7521: Apache Hive authorization bug disclosure (update) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [hive-user] 20160128 CVE-2015-7521: Apache Hive authorization bug disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-0737 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2015-7521)Record last updated .