CVE-2020-1926
Timing attack in Cookie signature verification
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: March 16, 2021 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHive
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Apache Hive cookie signature verification used a non constant time comparison which is known to be vulnerable to timing attacks. This could allow recovery of another users cookie signature. The issue was addressed in Apache Hive 2.3.8
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-22708x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd186eedff68102ba1e68059a808101c5aa587e11542c7dcd26e7b9d7%40%3Cuser.hive.apache.org%3ECVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-208CWE-203
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