Medium severity · published Apr 12, 2016
CVE-2015-5167
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API
6.5
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
through 0.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5167
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5167
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
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/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E
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