PT-2016-5047 · Apache · Apache Ranger

Mateusz Olejarka · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2016-2174

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Ranger versions prior to 0.5.3

Description The issue allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved by exploiting the eventTime parameter in the /service/plugins/policies/eventTime API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.5.3, update to version 0.5.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /service/plugins/policies/eventTime API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the eventTime parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2174

GHSA-4RJF-MXFM-98H5

Affected Products

Apache Ranger

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2174 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2174 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4rjf-mxfm-98h5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rjf-mxfm-98h5 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/01/3 · Note
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger · Note