What is CVE-2016-8751?

CVE-2016-8751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-8751?

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

XSS in Apache Ranger

CVE-2016-8751

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-06-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ranger
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 0.6.0 - 0.6.2, 0.5.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99067 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8751?: CVE-2016-8751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-8751?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.