CVE-2015-0266 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.

Published: 2016-04-11

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0282	Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs
Github GHSA	GHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg	Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00113.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76221
http://www.slideshare.net/wojdwo/big-problems-with-big-data-hadoop-interfaces-security
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel%40apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Ranger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-04-11T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:03:10.686Z

Reserved: 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0266

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-11T19:59:01.210

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-0266

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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