Security advisory

{
  "id": "efee5f9f642a294255268790ac1c92dc60f9d632b753f911c6faa810ef6a7a1a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40331",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-40331",
    "summary": "An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin. Any user with SELECT privilege on a database can alter the ownership of the table in Hive when Apache Ranger Hive Plugin is enabled This issue affects Apache Ranger Hive Plugin: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.0 or later.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-40331",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-40331",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-40331",
        "GHSA-vjr2-wpfh-5r9p"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/ranger",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "2a97668824d6a05f97193f3bf21d1bbe50a48330"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "ce3339c8ab653d99382caba9b2e5f306a7118561"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:hive:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.3.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-40331.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.836099602Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread/s68yls6cnkdmzn1k4hqt50vs6wjvt2rn"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-40331",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430783,
  "published_at": "2023-05-05T08:15:08.683+00:00"
}