CVE-2016-0733

The Admin UI in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 does not properly handle authentication requests that lack a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a valid username.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger	Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER-835	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel@apache.org%3E

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-04-12 07:59

Updated : 2016-04-18 20:44

NVD link : CVE-2016-0733

Mitre link : CVE-2016-0733

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

Products Affected

apache

ranger

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