CVE-2015-5167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.

Published: 2016-04-12

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5174	Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API
Github GHSA	GHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3	Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00163.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Ranger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-04-12T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:07.955Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-12T14:59:01.177

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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