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TI-2016-00657 Aliases CVE-2016-0733GHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r

The Admin UI in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 does not properly handle authentication…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03063 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.ranger:ranger (Maven): 0.5.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.ranger:ranger (Maven)before 0.5.10.5.1Patch availableGHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.ranger:ranger (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.1 Fixed in 0.5.1 Patch available GHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.5.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r org.apache.ranger:ranger (Maven) Fixed in 0.5.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0733
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2026-22888 Apache Ranger: OS Command Injection via Username in UnixUserGroupBuilder CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36701 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-40283 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32358 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-30817 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-29575 Apache Ranger: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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