What is CVE-2016-5395?

CVE-2016-5395 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5395?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-5395 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Apache Ranger

CVE-2016-5395

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ranger — versions 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5395?: CVE-2016-5395 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5395?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5395 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.