CVE-2016-5395: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 17, 2018 (updated September 17, 2021)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf7q-xqm3-6923
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5395

Code Behaviors & Features

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