Apache Ranger allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML · CVE-2016-5395 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Apache Ranger allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 17, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

org.apache.ranger:ranger (Maven)

Affected versions

< 0.6.1

Patched versions

0.6.1

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create user functionality in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.6.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to policies.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 17, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

Moderate

4.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N