CVE-2026-93684 (GCVE-0-2026-93684)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 08:48 – Updated: 2026-10-07 09:16
VLAI
Title
Apache Impala: Stored XSS in Impala query plans
Summary
An SQL user using Impala up to and including version 4.5.2 with only SELECT permission can put JavaScript in a table alias and make it run in another user's browser when that user opens the query plan in Impala's Web UI. This is stored XSS (CWE-79). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.3.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala Affected: 2.7.0 , ≤ 4.5.2 (semver)
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Credits
Andrew Rukin (Arenadata)
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