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CVE-2017-7677

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7677 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Apache Ranger versions prior to 0.7.1, specifically impacting environments utilizing external locations for Hive tables. The flaw, categorized as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), allows an attacker to create tables without proper RWX permission checks. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high integrity impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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: 0.7.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-ffjh-fjgg-mfpqmedium

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ranger:ranger

Oct 17, 2018

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98961
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry