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HiveApplication · Apache

CVE-2018-1282

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-04-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.3.2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
This vulnerability in Apache Hive JDBC driver 0.7.1 to 2.3.2 allows carefully crafted arguments to be used to bypass the argument escaping/cleanup that JDBC driver does in PreparedStatement implementation.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Apache Hive JDBC driver versions 0.7.1 through 2.3.2 contains a flaw in its PreparedStatement implementation where carefully crafted arguments can bypass the driver's built-in argument escaping and cleanup mechanisms, potentially allowing SQL injection attacks.

MitigationUpgrade the Apache Hive JDBC driver to version 2.3.3 or later where the vulnerability is patched, and audit existing code for any signs of exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
HiveApplication
Affected:>= 0.7.1, <= 2.3.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Hive JDBC driver JAR file
    Search for JAR files containing 'hive' and 'jdbc' in your application libraries directory, typically found in lib/, WEB-INF/lib/, or similar dependency folders. Identify the exact JAR file name which usually follows the pattern hive-jdbc-<version>.jar
    Affected if The driver JAR exists in your environment and its version cannot be determined or falls within 0.7.1 to 2.3.2
  2. Determine the installed Hive JDBC driver version
    Inspect the JAR file name for the version number, or examine the MANIFEST.MF file inside the JAR archive for the Implementation-Version attribute. You can also use 'jar tf hive-jdbc-<file>.jar | grep MANIFEST.MF' and read the manifest content.
    Affected if The version is 0.7.1, 2.3.2, or any version between these two inclusive
  3. Verify the PreparedStatement usage pattern in your code
    Search your codebase for imports of org.apache.hive.jdbc.HivePreparedStatement (or similar Hive JDBC classes) and examine how PreparedStatement is instantiated and used, particularly with string concatenation or concatenation of user-supplied input into SQL queries.
    Affected if Your code uses Hive JDBC PreparedStatement with direct string concatenation of variable input rather than parameterized queries
  4. Review application and database logs for suspicious SQL patterns
    Examine Hive server logs, application logs, and any SQL audit logs for unusual or malformed queries that may indicate exploitation attempts, such as queries containing escaped quotes, comment markers, or UNION statements in unexpected places.
    Affected if Logs show SQL query patterns consistent with injection attempts or abnormal query structures targeting the Hive JDBC interface

Your environment is affected if the Hive JDBC driver version is 0.7.1 or higher but 2.3.2 or lower AND your application passes user input directly to PreparedStatement without proper parameterization.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.3.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade the Apache Hive JDBC driver to version 2.3.3 or later where the vulnerability is patched, and audit existing code for any signs of exploitation.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Apache Hive 2.3.3 or later (recommended: latest stable 3.x release)

  1. 1. Identify all applications and systems using Apache Hive JDBC driver versions 0.7.1 through 2.3.2
  2. 2. Download the latest stable Apache Hive JDBC driver from the official Apache Hive distribution (https://hive.apache.org/downloads.html)
  3. 3. Replace the vulnerable hive-jdbc*.jar files in your application libraries with the new version
  4. 4. Restart any applications or services that use the JDBC driver
  5. 5. Test application functionality to ensure the upgrade does not break existing workflows
  6. 6. Verify that PreparedStatement parameterization is working correctly and that SQL injection protections are in place
Caveat Review release notes for any API changes between 2.3.2 and the target version; Hive 3.x releases include significant changes to authentication and authorization that may require configuration updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Hive Scoped from the published advisory
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