What is CVE-2016-8746?

CVE-2016-8746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-8746?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Ranger

CVE-2016-8746

Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ranger
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 0.6.0 - 0.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8746?: CVE-2016-8746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-8746?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.