MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create user functionality in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.6.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to policies
Published Sep 26, 2016
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create user functionality in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.6.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to policies.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.8 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
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.
2.10% 0.02105
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02105
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02105) | 81.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02105) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 26.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 77.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 74.54th | 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.securityfocus.com/bid/92577 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf7q-xqm3-6923 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5395
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf7q-xqm3-6923 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5395 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 26, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 10, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5395
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-RF7Q-XQM3-6923 Updated n/a