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CVE-2015-7521

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7521 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Apache Hive versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.1, specifically when protected by Ranger and SqlStdHiveAuthorization. Attackers can exploit this flaw through unspecified partition-level operations to circumvent intended access restrictions on parent tables. With a CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0612 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hiveFixed in: 1.2.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hive-execFixed in: 1.2.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hive-serviceFixed in: 1.2.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wchigh

High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service

Nov 21, 2018

References

mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/hive-user/201601.mbox/%3C20160128205008.2154F185EB%40minotaur.apache.org%3E
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/12
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537549/100/0/threaded