First published: Wed Jun 14 2017(Updated: )
Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.
Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Apache Ranger | <=0.6.2 | |
maven/org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common | <0.6.3 | 0.6.3 |
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CVE-2016-8746 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2016-8746, update Apache Ranger to version 0.6.3 or later.
CVE-2016-8746 affects Apache Ranger versions prior to 0.6.3.
CVE-2016-8746 is categorized as a flaw in the policy engine that improperly matches paths.
The vulnerability occurs when policies are configured without wildcards and the recursion flag is set to true.