CVE-2016-6815

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Published Oct 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Ranger

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.5.x`	affected	—
`0.6.0`	affected	—
`0.6.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0699	In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vhxc-8jjq-859j	Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ranger:ranger

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.071% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94221
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apache Ranger

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: Oct 13, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:14 AM
Reserved: Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 13, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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