CVE-2016-6815: In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role

Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2017

CVE-2016-6815

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

6.5

CVSS

2.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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

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)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Ranger · Apache

0.4.0; 0.5.0; 0.5.1; 0.5.2; 0.5.3; 0.6.0; +1 more · source: NVD

Affected product

Ranger

Apache

All Ranger CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6815

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6815

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94221

Vendor Advisory

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger