Medium severity · published Aug 8, 2019
CVE-2019-12397
Policy import functionality in Apache Ranger 0.7.0 to 1.2.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue
6.1
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Policy import functionality in Apache Ranger 0.7.0 to 1.2.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue. Upgrade to 2.0.0 or later version of Apache Ranger with the fix.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
0.7.0 through 1.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12397
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12397
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/08/1
Vendor Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab2de1adad96f5dbd19d976b28715dfc60dbe75e82a74f48be8ef695%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cbc6346708ef2b9ffb2555637311bf6294923c609c029389fa39de8f%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04bc435a92911de4b52d2b98f169bd7cf2e8bbeb53b03788df8f932c%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd88077a781ef38f7687c100f93992f4dda8aa101925050c4af470998%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
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