CVE-2016-0733

Published: Apr 12, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Ranger

Apache

1 product

Ranger

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Ranger	Up to 0.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER-835

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER-835

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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