MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP User-Agent header
Published Apr 11, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.85%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP User-Agent header.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.85% 0.04853
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04853
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 91.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 91.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 91.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 91.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 87.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 91.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 87.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04853) | 90.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.01% (0.02013) | 82.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.32% (0.08324) | 86.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 79.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 20.17% (0.20172) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.57% (0.09571) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76208 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.slideshare.net/wojdwo/big-problems-with-big-data-hadoop-interfaces-security x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83m2-9g78-rrj4 Advisory
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel%40apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel@apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0265
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228073946/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76208
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 11, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2014
Link CVE-2015-0265
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-83M2-9G78-RRJ4 Updated n/a