HIGH
SQL injection vulnerability in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the eventTime parameter to service/plugins/policies/eventTime
Published Jun 13, 2016
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the eventTime parameter to service/plugins/policies/eventTime.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01884
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01884
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 78.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 76.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05802) | 83.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 65.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 49.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 47.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 45.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/01/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rjf-mxfm-98h5 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2174
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/01/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rjf-mxfm-98h5 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2174 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 13, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2174
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-4RJF-MXFM-98H5 Updated n/a