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CVE-2018-1284

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1284 describes a vulnerability in Apache Hive versions 0.6.0 to 2.3.2, where a malicious user could exploit XPath UDFs to expose file contents on the HiveServer2 machine. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to limited disclosure of confidential information if 'hive.server2.enable.doAs' is disabled. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.6.0, <= 2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.7LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hiveFixed in: 2.3.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hive-execFixed in: 2.3.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hive:hive-serviceFixed in: 2.3.3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2Fixed in: hive

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-rxmr-c9jm-7mm8low

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache hive

Nov 21, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-1284Moderate

hive: Mishandled input in UDFXPathUtil.java allows users to access arbitrary files via crafted XML

Mar 7, 2018

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/29184dbce4a37be2af36e539ecb479b1d27868f73ccfdff46c7174b4%40%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E
securityfocus.com / bid/103750
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry