6.5med
CVE-2016-6815
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ranger:ranger
Also known as GHSA-vhxc-8jjq-859j
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.ranger:ranger | <0.6.2 | 0.6.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94221 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- cwiki.apache.org /confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6815 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-vhxc-8jjq-859j · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6815
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-vhxc-8jjq-859j
- NVD: CVE-2016-6815
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