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CVE-2016-5395

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CVE-2016-5395 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Ranger versions prior to 0.6.1, specifically within the policy admin tool's create user functionality. This flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to inject malicious web script or HTML through policy-related vectors. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.8), exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.1CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0210 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 4,931 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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: 0.6.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-rf7q-xqm3-6923medium

Apache Ranger allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

Oct 17, 2018

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92577
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry