VDB-107834 · CVE-2016-6815 · BID 94221

Apache Ranger up to 0.6.1 Change Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Ranger up to 0.6.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Password. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6815. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Ranger up to 0.6.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Change Password. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.

The bug was discovered 08/12/2016. The weakness was shared 10/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at cwiki.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6815 since 08/12/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 427 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 0.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94221†). The entries VDB-82052, VDB-82053, VDB-82212 and VDB-82250 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ranger 0.6.2

Timelineinfo

08/12/2016 🔍
08/12/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2016 +89 days 🔍
10/13/2017 +338 days 🔍
10/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/16/2021 +1190 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: cwiki.apache.org
Researcher: Velmurugan Periasamy.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107834
SecurityFocus: 94221 - Apache Ranger CVE-2016-6815 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2017 10:44
Updated: 01/16/2021 20:12
Changes: 10/14/2017 10:44 (61), 11/24/2019 15:42 (4), 01/16/2021 20:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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