What is CVE-2024-45478?

CVE-2024-45478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-45478?

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

XSS in Apache Ranger

CVE-2024-45478

Stored XSS vulnerability in Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger Version 2.4.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version Apache Ranger 2.5.0, which fixes this issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ranger
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 2.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45478?: CVE-2024-45478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-45478?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.