CVE-2018-1284

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache hive

3.7 LowFix available

In Apache Hive 0.6.0 to 2.3.2, malicious user might use any xpath UDFs (xpath/xpath_string/xpath_boolean/xpath_number/xpath_double/xpath_float/xpath_long/xpath_int/xpath_short) to expose the content of a file on the machine running HiveServer2 owned by HiveServer2 user (usually hive) if hive.server2.enable.doAs=false.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.15%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

Record: CVE-2018-1284
CVSS 3.0: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-1284
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0777 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-0777
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxmr-c9jm-7mm8 3.7

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache hive

Record: GHSA-rxmr-c9jm-7mm8
CVSS 3.0: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 3.7

Record: CVE-2018-1284
CVSS 3.0: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rxmr-c9jm-7mm8 3.7

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache hive

Record: GHSA-rxmr-c9jm-7mm8
CVSS 3.0: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.hive:hive` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3	2.3.3
`org.apache.hive:hive-exec` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3	2.3.3
`org.apache.hive:hive-service` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3	2.3.3
`org.apache.hive:hive` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3, plus listed versions 0.13.00.13.10.14.01.0.01.0.1 Show 13 moreShow less 1.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.2.22.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.2	2.3.3
`org.apache.hive:hive-exec` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.12.00.13.00.13.1 Show 19 moreShow less 0.14.00.8.00.8.10.9.01.0.01.0.11.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.2.22.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.2	2.3.3
`org.apache.hive:hive-service` Maven	0.6.0 up to 2.3.3, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.12.00.13.00.13.1 Show 19 moreShow less 0.14.00.8.00.8.10.9.01.0.01.0.11.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.2.22.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.2	2.3.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1284 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Apache Hive, published April 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.hive:hive 2.3.3.