CVE-2016-0733
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The Admin UI in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 does not properly handle authentication requests that lack a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a valid username.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.06% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-04-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | ranger |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER-835
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER-835
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E
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