Access Restriction Bypass Affecting org.apache.ranger:ranger package, versions [,0.5.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHERANGER-31471
  • published31 Aug 2017
  • disclosed5 Feb 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Feb 2016

CVE-2015-5167  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.ranger:ranger to version 0.5.1 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.ranger:ranger is a framework to enable, monitor and manage comprehensive data security across the Hadoop platform.

The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.

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