CVE-2018-11777
Improper Authentication in hive:hive-exec
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
CVE-2018-11777- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
CVE-2018-11777- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0775 No score
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c
Improper Authentication in hive:hive-exec
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
CVE-2018-11777- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c
Improper Authentication in hive:hive-exec
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
- Record
GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hive:hive-execMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
org.apache.hive:hive-execMaven |
before 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
org.apache.hive:hive-execMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.1.1, plus listed versions 3.1.0 |
3.1.1 |
org.apache.hive:hive-execMaven |
before 2.3.4, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.12.00.13.00.13.1 Show 20 moreShow less0.14.00.8.00.8.10.9.01.0.01.0.11.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.2.22.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.3 |
2.3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11777 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Apache Hive, published November 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.hive:hive-exec 3.1.1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/105886
lists.apache.org/thread.html/963c8e2516405c9b532b4add16c03b2c5db621e0c83e80f45049cbbb%40%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11777
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c