High

org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation

  • Disclosed: 14.03.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

Apache Hive (JDBC + HiveServer2) implements SSL for plain TCP and HTTP connections (it supports both transport modes). While validating the server's certificate during the connection setup, the client in Apache Hive before 1.2.2 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 doesn't seem to be verifying the common name attribute of the certificate. In this way, if a JDBC client sends an SSL request to server abc.com, and the server responds with a valid certificate (certified by CA) but issued to xyz.com, the client will accept that as a valid certificate and the SSL handshake will go through.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.hive:hive < 1.2.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 1.2.2, 2.0.1
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.hive:hive-exec < 1.2.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 1.2.2, 2.0.1
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.hive:hive-service < 1.2.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 1.2.2, 2.0.1

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-295
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, org.apache.hive:hive-service
Disclosed
14.03.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gf2v-9hp6-44qg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.hive:hive

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
11.2018 07.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 4
  • Medium 2
  • Low 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 4
  2. 2019: 3
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 2
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 7.3 CVE-2015-1772 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.1, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 1.0.1, 1.1.1
  2. org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-3083 < 1.2.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 1.2.2, 2.0.1

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