CVE-2024-29869

Apache Hive: Credentials file created with non restrictive permissions

Published: Jan 28, 2025Updated: Jul 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-732

5.5MEDIUM

Description

Hive creates a credentials file to a temporary directory in the file system with permissions 644 by default when the file permissions are not set explicitly. Any unauthorized user having access to the directory can read the sensitive information written into this file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.1, which fixes this issue.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation

oss-project·USaka apache foundation

Apache HiveOn-premDatabase

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

HiveOn-premDatabase

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

apache

oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server

hiveOn-premDatabase

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.apache.hive:hive-exec

OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://github.com/apache/hive

github.com

https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/20106e254527f7d71b2e34455c4322e14950c620

github.com

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-28134

issues.apache.org

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