High severity · published Apr 11, 2016
CVE-2015-0266
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
7.1
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
through 0.4.0. · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0266
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0266
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76221
Exploit
http://www.slideshare.net/wojdwo/big-problems-with-big-data-hadoop-interfaces-security
Vendor Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
mail-archives.apache.org
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel%40apache.org%3E
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