CVE-2018-1314

In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, Hive "EXPLAIN" operation does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in a query. An unauthorized user can do "EXPLAIN" on arbitrary table or view and expose table metadata and statistics.

Published: 2018-11-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-1314 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.99%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1314

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.37% 1.99% +1.61%
2 2026-04-04 0.55% 0.37% -0.17%
3 2026-03-20 0.55%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1314

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1314

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1314

GHSA-jmf4-pq78-f8vj · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1314

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache hive <= 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hive >= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1314

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