CVE-2016-8746

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8746
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-14 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionApache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-426 | Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Ranger All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger affected 0.6.0 - 0.6.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Vulnerabilities found in Ranger - Ranger - Apache Software Foundation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cwiki.apache.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Apache Ranger CVE-2016-8746 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 980777 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.ranger:ranger (GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g)

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