GHSA-jf2m-435m-mxw8
CRITICALGHSA-jf2m-435m-mxw8 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) SQL Injection vulnerability in org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-jf2m-435m-mxw8 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
SQL Injection in hive-jdbc
Blast Radius
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Description
This vulnerability in Apache Hive JDBC driver 0.7.1 to 2.3.2 allows carefully crafted arguments to be used to bypass the argument escaping/cleanup that JDBC driver does in PreparedStatement implementation.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-jdbc | ≥ 0.7.1&&< 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
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-jdbc. 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-jdbc to 2.3.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jf2m-435m-mxw8 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-jf2m-435m-mxw8 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-jf2m-435m-mxw8. 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-jf2m-435m-mxw8 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-jf2m-435m-mxw8 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.