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CVE-2015-0266: Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs

May 17, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.

References

  • cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg
  • github.com/apache/ranger
  • mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel%40apache.org%3E
  • mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel@apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0266
  • web.archive.org/web/20200228073944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76221

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.5.0 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

maven/org.apache.ranger/ranger/CVE-2015-0266.yml

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