CVE-2016-8751
N/A
Published: June 14, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRanger
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 is vulnerable to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting in when entering custom policy conditions. Admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 0.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99067x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+RangerQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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