CVE-2016-8751: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 17, 2018 (updated September 20, 2021)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7mf-qgxf-qmvf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8751

Code Behaviors & Features

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