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Vulnerability details: VCID-w841-het6-ubhj
Vulnerability ID VCID-w841-het6-ubhj
Aliases CVE-2015-7521
GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
Summary
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.3 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hive-user/201601.mbox/%3C20160128205008.2154F185EB%40minotaur.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hive-user/201601.mbox/%3C20160128205008.2154F185EB%40minotaur.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.3 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html
generic_textual HIGH http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html
epss 0.00404 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7521
cvssv3.1 8.3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
cvssv3.1 8.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7521
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7521
cvssv3.1 8.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/12
generic_textual HIGH http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/12
cvssv3.1 8.3 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537549/100/0/threaded
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537549/100/0/threaded
Reference id Reference type URL
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hive-user/201601.mbox/%3C20160128205008.2154F185EB%40minotaur.apache.org%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7521
https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/98f933f269e6b528ef84912b3d701ca3272ec04b
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/12
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537549/100/0/threaded
CVE-2015-7521 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7521
GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hive-user/201601.mbox/%3C20160128205008.2154F185EB%40minotaur.apache.org%3E
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135836/Apache-Hive-Authorization-Bypass.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83r3-c79w-f6wc
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7521
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/12
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537549/100/0/threaded
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.61231
EPSS Score 0.00404
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T20:39:32.442818+00:00 ProjectKB MSRImporter Import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAP/project-kb/master/MSR2019/dataset/vulas_db_msr2019_release.csv 38.6.0