GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw
MEDIUMGHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Information Exposure vulnerability in org.apache.hive:hive. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service
Blast Radius
org.apache.hive:hive☕org.apache.hive:hive☕org.apache.hive:hive☕org.apache.hive:hive-exec☕org.apache.hive:hive-exec☕org.apache.hive:hive-exec☕org.apache.hive:hive-service☕org.apache.hive:hive-service+1 moreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Apache Hive 2.1.x before 2.1.2, 2.2.x before 2.2.1, and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 expose an interface through which masking policies can be defined on tables or views, e.g., using Apache Ranger. When a view is created over a given table, the policy enforcement does not happen correctly on the table for masked columns.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive | ≥ 2.1.0&&< 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive | ≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive | ≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-exec | ≥ 2.1.0&&< 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-exec | ≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-exec | ≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.hive:hive. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.apache.hive:hive to 2.1.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-2g9q-chq2-w8qw across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.