CVE-2016-0733

critical Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 18% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 12, 2016 (3685 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-287

Affected Products

apache ranger

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 cwiki.apache.org 🔗 issues.apache.org 🔗 mail-archives.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com