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CVE-2016-2174

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2174 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting Apache Ranger versions prior to 0.5.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the eventTime parameter within the policy admin tool. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), exploitation is straightforward for an attacker with high privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 5,530 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.ranger:rangerFixed in: 0.5.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-4rjf-mxfm-98h5high

SQL injection vulnerability in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger

Oct 17, 2018

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/01/3