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CVE-2016-0733

critical

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.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j84c-j8qm-g47r

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01652