Critical severity · published Jun 14, 2017
CVE-2017-7676
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard character - like my*test, test*.txt
9.8
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard character - like my*test, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
through 0.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7676
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7676
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98958
Release Notes
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
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