Information disclosire in Apache Hive

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU101900

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23945

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the CookieSigner when handling incorrect signed cookies. The application exposes the signed cookie to the end user when there is a mismatch in signature between the current and expected cookie. A remote attacker can obtain a valid signature and use it to compromise the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Hive: 1.2.0 - 3.1.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_hive:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_hive:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_hive:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2024/q4/170
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77pm-w3hx-f8mj

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.